Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin
Encyclopedia
The Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin is a private hospital in Glasnevin
, Dublin, Ireland
. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters
, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System
, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes hospitals in Cork
, Galway
, and Tralee
. The hospital employs over 140 consultants and sees more than 130,000 patients per year.
beds and 6 oncology
day spaces. The hospital has 4 major and 2 minor operating theatre
s. Services provided include surgery
, oncology, cardiology
, diagnostic imaging, nutrition and dietetics, histopathology
, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and respiratory medicine
.
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
, Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters
Bon Secours Sisters
Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for nursing , whose object is to care for patients from all socio-economic groups...
, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System
Bon Secours Health System
The Bon Secours Health System is a the largest private hospital network in the Republic of Ireland. It is owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters and consists of:* Bon Secours Hospital, Cork* Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin* Bon Secours Hospital, Galway...
, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes hospitals in Cork
Bon Secours Hospital, Cork
The Bon Secours Hospital, Cork is a private hospital in County Cork, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes...
, Galway
Bon Secours Hospital, Galway
The Bon Secours Hospital, Galway is a private hospital in County Galway, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes...
, and Tralee
Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee
The Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee is a private hospital in County Kerry, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes...
. The hospital employs over 140 consultants and sees more than 130,000 patients per year.
Services
The hospital has over 150 beds, including 135 in-patient beds. There are 30 day case beds, 30 endoscopyEndoscopy
Endoscopy means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the body for medical reasons using an endoscope , an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most other medical imaging devices, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ...
beds and 6 oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
day spaces. The hospital has 4 major and 2 minor operating theatre
Operating theatre
An operating theater was a non-sterile, tiered theater or amphitheater in which students and other spectators could watch surgeons perform surgery...
s. Services provided include surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, oncology, cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
, diagnostic imaging, nutrition and dietetics, histopathology
Histopathology
Histopathology refers to the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease...
, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and respiratory medicine
Respiratory Medicine
The Respiratory Medicine journal is published by Elsevier Science. Its subjects are internal medicine and practice of medicine.Its ISSN is 0954-6111. Its impact factor in 2004 was 2,086....
.
Accreditation
The hospital was the first in Ireland to receive Joint Commission International accreditation.See also
- Bon Secours Hospital, CorkBon Secours Hospital, CorkThe Bon Secours Hospital, Cork is a private hospital in County Cork, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes...
- Bon Secours Hospital, GalwayBon Secours Hospital, GalwayThe Bon Secours Hospital, Galway is a private hospital in County Galway, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes...
- Bon Secours Hospital, TraleeBon Secours Hospital, TraleeThe Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee is a private hospital in County Kerry, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes...