Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee

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Bon Secours Hospital
Bon Secours Health System
Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee
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Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationStrand Street, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates 52°16′11″N9°42′47″W / 52.2696°N 9.7131°W / 52.2696; -9.7131 Coordinates: 52°16′11″N9°42′47″W / 52.2696°N 9.7131°W / 52.2696; -9.7131
Organisation
Care system Private
Type General
Services
Beds130
History
Opened1921
Links
Website www.bonsecours.ie/tralee/

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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Bon Secours Mercy Health" . Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Bon Secours Health System - Private Hospitals in Ireland - Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee and Dublin". Bon Secours Health System. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. "Celebrating the history of Bon Secours Order". The Kerryman (Tralee Edition). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. "Bon Secours Health System - Sisters of Bon Secours - Our History". Bon Secours Health System. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. "Private Hospital Tralee - Private Hospital Kerry - Bon Secours". Bon Secours Health System. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. "Joint Commission International (JCI) Accredited Organizations". Joint Commission International. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.