Cherry Orchard Hospital Explained

Cherry Orchard Hospital
Org/Group:	Health Service Executive
Location:	Dublin
Region:	County Dublin
Country:	Ireland
Healthcare:	HSE
Type:	General
Founded:	1953
Map Type:	Ireland Dublin
Coordinates:	53.3429°N -6.3774°W

Cherry Orchard Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ghort na Silíní) is a public hospital in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland.

History

The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the aging Cork Street Fever Hospital, opened in November 1953.^{[1] [2]} By the 1980s immunisation programmes had reduced the incidence of infectious diseases and the hospital expanded the range of medical services it provided to include psychiatric and rehabilitation services.^[1] After the government implemented cuts to services at the hospital in 2010, there were protests organised against Mary Harney, the Health Minister, on behalf of the Save Cherry Orchard Hospital Campaign.^{[3] [4] [5]} A new child and adolescent mental health facility opened at the hospital in 2013.^[6]

Services

The hospital has a containment laboratory capable of testing for the deliberate release of the biological agent Bacillus anthracis.^[7]

See also

• Cherry Orchard, Dublin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cork Street Fever Hospital and Cherry Orchard Hospital. 5. Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. 27 May 2019.
2. Web site: Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10, Dublin City. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 5 May 2019.
3. News: Stephen. Mangan. HSE to go ahead with Cherry Orchard plans. The Irish Times. 14 September 2010. 5 May 2019.
4. News: Stephen. Mangan. Campaigners oppose cuts at Cherry Orchard hospital. The Irish Times. 22 June 2010. 5 May 2019.
5. News: Harney pelted with red paint. Irish Independent. 1 November 2010. 5 May 2019.
6. Web site: Cherry Orchard Hospital's mental health facility wins best building project. 12 April 2013. Design Curial. 27 May 2019.
7. Web site: Report by Ireland in accordance with the Final Declaration of the Third Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction. 2. 2015. 27 May 2019.