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'''St Mary's Hospital''' in the [[Phoenix Park]], [[Dublin]] provides accomodation to dependent older persons.
==History==
===Royal Hibernian Military School===
The [[Royal Hibernian Military School]] was founded in 1769 as the Hibernian Asylum, by the Hibernian Society, a philanthropic organisation founded in Ireland in 1769 after the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-introduction></ref> The Society petitioned the King for a charter on 18 April 1769 and the Hibernian Society was incorporated under Royal Charter on 15 July 1769.<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-introduction/><ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-petition></ref> The first meeting of the Governors was held on 6 November 1769 in [[Dublin Castle]].<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-petition/>
In 1922 the school and boys moved to [[Shorncliffe Army Camp|Shorncliffe]] and the buildings were handed over to the newly independent Irish Government.<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-introduction/>
===Medical use===
The buildings were used as a hospital by the [[Irish Army]].<ref name=ucd-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park></ref> In 1948 it was transferred to the Dublin Health Authority and turned into a Chest Hospital.<ref name=ucd-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park/> In 1964 it became a facility for older patients and provides today accomodation for dependent older people.<ref name=ucd-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park/> It has 198 residential places.<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11/>
===COVID-19 pandemic===
During the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|2020 COVID-19 pandemic]] patients contracted [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> On 11 April 2020 it was announced by [[Health Service Executive|HSE]] that 11 patients had died in the hospital since 2 April 2020.<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11/> Ten patients were confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19 and the eleventh was a suspected COVID-19 case that was awaiting confirmation.<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11/> On 25 April 2020 HSE confirmed that 21 patients had died at the hospital since the start of April.<ref name=rte-stmary-hospitals-deaths-april-25></ref> Eleven residents had died between 2 April and 17 April and a further ten had died between 17 April and 25 April.<ref name=rte-stmary-hospitals-deaths-april-25/> All who died tested positive for COVID-19.<ref name=rte-stmary-hospitals-deaths-april-25/>
==References==
[[Category:1769 establishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Health Service Executive hospitals]]
[[Category:Teaching hospitals in Dublin (city)]]
==History==
===Royal Hibernian Military School===
The [[Royal Hibernian Military School]] was founded in 1769 as the Hibernian Asylum, by the Hibernian Society, a philanthropic organisation founded in Ireland in 1769 after the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-introduction></ref> The Society petitioned the King for a charter on 18 April 1769 and the Hibernian Society was incorporated under Royal Charter on 15 July 1769.<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-introduction/><ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-petition></ref> The first meeting of the Governors was held on 6 November 1769 in [[Dublin Castle]].<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-petition/>
In 1922 the school and boys moved to [[Shorncliffe Army Camp|Shorncliffe]] and the buildings were handed over to the newly independent Irish Government.<ref name=richard-gilbert-royal-hibernian-military-school-introduction/>
===Medical use===
The buildings were used as a hospital by the [[Irish Army]].<ref name=ucd-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park></ref> In 1948 it was transferred to the Dublin Health Authority and turned into a Chest Hospital.<ref name=ucd-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park/> In 1964 it became a facility for older patients and provides today accomodation for dependent older people.<ref name=ucd-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park/> It has 198 residential places.<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11/>
===COVID-19 pandemic===
During the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|2020 COVID-19 pandemic]] patients contracted [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]].<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> On 11 April 2020 it was announced by [[Health Service Executive|HSE]] that 11 patients had died in the hospital since 2 April 2020.<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11/> Ten patients were confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19 and the eleventh was a suspected COVID-19 case that was awaiting confirmation.<ref name=rte-st-marys-hospital-phoenix-park-covid19-coronavirus-april-11/> On 25 April 2020 HSE confirmed that 21 patients had died at the hospital since the start of April.<ref name=rte-stmary-hospitals-deaths-april-25></ref> Eleven residents had died between 2 April and 17 April and a further ten had died between 17 April and 25 April.<ref name=rte-stmary-hospitals-deaths-april-25/> All who died tested positive for COVID-19.<ref name=rte-stmary-hospitals-deaths-april-25/>
==References==
[[Category:1769 establishments in Ireland]]
[[Category:Health Service Executive hospitals]]
[[Category:Teaching hospitals in Dublin (city)]]
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