St. Vincent's Hospital, Fairview ( ga, Ospidéal Naomh Uinseann, Fionnradharc) is a small

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History

The hospital was established, following a bequest by Elizabeth Magan (sister of the

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, Francis Magan), at Richmond House in Fairview in May 1857. The

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were responsible for its operation from its founding, but following a its decision to become a

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in 1974, the daughters left in May 1998. The hospital is mentioned in

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'' published in 1916. After the introduction of

deinstitutionalisation Deinstitutionalisation (or deinstitutionalization) is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability. In the late ...

in the late 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline. However a new adolescent inpatient unit was opened in 2009. Olympic gold-medallist

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(Boxing, 2020) works there as a cleaner.

References

External links

Official Website
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