Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital

Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Leanaí Naomh Ultan) was a paediatric hospital in Dublin, Ireland. It was named after Ultan of Ardbraccan, patron saint of paediatricians.[1]

Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital
Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital
Shown in Dublin
Geography
LocationCharlemont Street, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53.330712°N 6.261230°W / 53.330712; -6.261230
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPaediatrics
History
Opened1919
Closed1984

History

The hospital was founded by Kathleen Lynn and Madeleine ffrench-Mullen with the help of Sinn Féin activists in 1919.[2]

The committee opened the hospital with a fund of just £70 and 2 sleeping cots. The building was in a state of disrepair and was reputed to have once been a shooting hall used by Lord Charlemont.[3] It was the first hospital for infants in Ireland and hospital physicians in the early years included Ella Webb and Dorothy Price. Earlier in her career, Lynn had experienced discrimination in applying for hospital positions due to her gender, and Saint Ultan's was the only hospital in Ireland entirely managed by women.[4] It was the first hospital in Ireland to provide the BCG vaccination and from 1937 became the centre for BCG in Ireland.[5] Dr Barbara Stokes, specialist in children with disabilities, also worked at the hospital.[6]

In 1936, a new hospital was designed for the site by the architectural practice Scott and Good, a partnership between Norman Douglas Good and Michael Scott, but this was never built.[7]

After services transferred to the National Children's Hospital in Harcourt Street, Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital closed in 1984.[8][9] The site became part of the Charlemont Clinic, a private medical clinic which operated until 2014, when it was sold to the Dalata Hotel Group for redevelopment as the Clayton Hotel Charlemont, which opened in 2018.[10][11]

References
  1. "Navan Historical Society - Ardbraccan Anecdotes". navanhistory.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. "St Ultan's: a women's hospital for infants". historyireland.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. Hopkins, Frank (1 January 2003). Rare Old Dublin: Heroes, Hawkers & Hoors. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 9781860231544. Retrieved 3 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  4. Ó hÓgartaigh, Margaret, Kathleen Lynn. Irishwoman, Patriot, Doctor. (Irish Academic Press, 2006). pp. 68–69.
  5. "Healthcare in the War of Independence: St Ultan's children's hospital". Irish Times. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. O'Riordan, Turlough (2014). "Stokes, Barbara Maive". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  7. "Archiseek - Irish Architecture - 1936 - Design for St. Ultan's Hospital, Dublin". November 22, 2011.
  8. "676-9200.jpg - Irish Photo Archive". photoshelter.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  9. "Dublin: Saint Ultan's Hospital, World War One At Home". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  10. "Mixed-use development for old Charlemont site". imt.ie. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. "Dublin's newest hotel opens on Grand Canal". The Irish Times. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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