Blackrock Clinic ( ga, Clinic na Carraige Duibhe) is a private hospital in

Blackrock, Dublin Blackrock () is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, northwest of Dún Laoghaire. Location and access Blackrock covers a large but not precisely defined area, rising from sea level on the coast to at White's Cross on the N11 national primary road. ...

. It is associated with both the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and

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History

The hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan, his brother Jimmy Sheehan,

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and Nuclear Medicine Specialist George Duffy as a private, high-tech hospital offering healthcare to private patients, in 1986. In September 2010, the clinic completed a €100 million extension to the existing hospital facility.

Services

Blackrock Clinic has over 300 consultants registered representing over 40 medical specialties. The hospital has been awarded the

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(JCI) accreditation. It has contracts with all the main Irish health insurance companies as well as being available to private self paying patients.

References

{{Irish hospitals Blackrock, Dublin Hospitals in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Hospital buildings completed in 1986 Hospitals established in 1986 Teaching hospitals in the Republic of Ireland Private hospitals in the Republic of Ireland 1986 establishments in Ireland