| The Coombe Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Health Service Executive |
| Location: | Dublin |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Healthcare: | HSE |
| Type: | Specialist |
| Speciality: | Obstetrics and gynaecology |
| Website: | http://www.coombe.ie |
| Coordinates: | 53.3349°N -6.2891°W |
The Coombe Hospital (; ga|Ospidéal an Chúim) is a voluntary teaching hospital providing a range of medical services to both women and newborn infants in Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.[1]
The hospital was founded by Margaret Boyle in the vacated building of the Meath Hospital in the Coombe in Dublin's Liberties area in 1826.[2] It formally opened as the Coombe Lying-in Hospital (which remains its legal name) in 1829 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1867.[3]
An almost entirely new hospital was built to the design of James Franklin Fuller between 1872 and 1877 on the same site.[4]
The hospital moved to modern premises nearby in Dolphin's Barn in 1967.[3] Although the old hospital was demolished, the portico was retained as a monument to the many mothers who gave birth in the old hospital.[5] The new facility adopted the working name of the Coombe Women's Hospital in 1993 and it was renamed the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital in January 2008.[2]
The hospital was targeted in a ransomware attack on 15 December 2021 forcing its IT services to be shut down.[6]
The Coombe Hospital is one of the largest providers of women and infant health care in the Republic of Ireland. Over 8,000 mothers give birth in the hospital every year.[2] It provides clinical experience to three training colleges, including University College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin.[7]