Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee Explained

Bon Secours Hospital
Org/Group:	Bon Secours Health System
Location:	Strand Street, Tralee
Region:	County Kerry
Country:	Ireland
Healthcare:	Private
Type:	General
Beds:	130
Founded:	1921
Map Type:	Ireland
Coordinates:	52.2696°N -9.7131°W

The Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee is a private hospital in County Kerry, Ireland. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health.^[1] This includes sister hospitals in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick.^[2]

History

The hospital in Tralee was established by the Bon Secours Sisters in 1921.^[3]

Services

The hospital provides 130 acute-care beds.^[4] Services provided include angiography, cardiology, bone densitometry, dietetics, diagnostic imaging, general medicine, intensive care medicine, general surgery, paediatrics, pharmacy, respiratory medicine, physiotherapy, and radiology.^[5]

Accreditation

The hospital received Joint Commission International accreditation in 2005.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bon Secours Mercy Health. 14 August 2019.
2. Web site: Bon Secours Health System - Private Hospitals in Ireland - Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee and Dublin. Bon Secours Health System. 14 August 2019.
3. Web site: Celebrating the history of Bon Secours Order. The Kerryman (Tralee Edition). 29 January 2014. 10 May 2019.
4. Web site: Bon Secours Health System - Sisters of Bon Secours - Our History. Bon Secours Health System. 10 May 2019.
5. Web site: Private Hospital Tralee - Private Hospital Kerry - Bon Secours. Bon Secours Health System. 10 May 2019.
6. Web site: Joint Commission International (JCI) Accredited Organizations . Joint Commission International . 2010-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100702111858/http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/jci-accredited-organizations/#Ireland . 2010-07-02 . dead .