Coordinates , Closed 1984 | Founded 1919 Funding Non-profit Hospital | |
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Location Charlemont Street, Dublin, Ireland Lists Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland | ||
Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital was a paediatric hospital in Dublin, Ireland. It was named after Ultan of Ardbraccan, patron saint of paediatricians.
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History
The Hospital was founded in 1919 by Kathleen Lynn and Madeleine ffrench-Mullen with the help of Sinn Féin activists.
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. It was the first hospital for infants in Ireland. Hospital physicians 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. The Hospital grew rapidly. It was the first hospital in Ireland to provide the BCG vaccination and from 1937 became the centre for BCG in Ireland.
Closure
The Hospital closed in 1984 when it merged with the National Children's Hospital in Harcourt St, later Tallaght Hospital. The site became part of the Charlemont Clinic, a private medical clinic which operated until 2014, when it was sold for redevelopment as a luxury hotel.