| Mount Carmel Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Health Service Executive |
| Location: | Churchtown |
| Region: | Dublin |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Healthcare: | Public (formerly private) |
| Type: | General |
| Founded: | 1950 |
| Map Type: | Ireland Dublin |
| Coordinates: | 53.3045°N -6.2678°W |
Mount Carmel Community Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Pobail Mount Carmel) is a short-stay rehabilitation hospital in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. It was previously the only private maternity hospital in Ireland, albeit it offered other services for most of its history.[1]
The hospital was founded by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary and officially opened by John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, as Mount Carmel Hospital in August 1950.[2] A purpose-built facility was completed in October 1960.[2]
In 2002, the hospital received Joint Commission International accreditation.[3]
It was acquired by Harlequin Healthcare, a company controlled by Gerry Conlan who also owned Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny and St. Joseph's Hospital, Sligo, for €50 million in July 2006.[4] Following the acquisition, Conlan's business evolved to become Mount Carmel Medical Group.[5] After Conlan's business got into financial difficulties, the National Asset Management Agency took control of the hospital in 2010.[6]
In January 2014, it was announced that the financial support from National Asset Management Agency propping up the hospital operations was being withdrawn and that the High Court had approved a request to appoint a liquidator.[7] Following the closure of the hospital, the circumstances leading up to the closure were discussed by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children on 18 February 2014.[8]
The hospital was bought by the Health Service Executive for a reported €11 million in September 2014.[9] It re-opened as a short-stay rehabilitation hospital known as Mount Carmel Community Hospital in September 2015,[10] [11] operated by Mowlam Healthcare for the Health Service Executive.[12]
Specialities provided include dermatology, dental surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), general surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, pathology, plastic surgery, physiotherapy, and radiology.[13]