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providing a range of medical services to both women and newborn infants in

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. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.

History

Former Meath Hospital building

The hospital was founded by Margaret Boyle in the vacated building of the Meath Hospital in the Coombe in Dublin's Liberties area in 1826. It formally opened as the Coombe Lying-in Hospital (which remains its legal name) in 1829 and was granted a

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in 1867. An almost entirely new hospital was built to the design of James Franklin Fuller between 1872 and 1877 on the same site.

19th century hospital

The hospital moved to modern premises nearby in Dolphin's Barn in 1967. Although the old hospital was demolished, the Victorian portico was retained as a monument to the many mothers who gave birth in the old hospital.

20th century hospital

The new facility adopted the working name of the Coombe Women's Hospital in 1993 and it was renamed the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital in January 2008 despite not being located in the Coombe. The hospital was targeted in a ransomware attack on 15 December 2021 forcing its IT services to be shut down.

Services

The Coombe Hospital is one of the largest providers of women and infant health care in the Republic of Ireland. Over 8,000 mothers give birth in the hospital every year. It provides clinical experience to three training colleges, including

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and

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