Bloomfield Hospital
Geography
LocationRathfarnham, Ireland
Coordinates53°16′19″N 6°18′18″W / 53.272°N 6.305°W / 53.272; -6.305
History
Opened1812
Links
Websitebloomfield.ie
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

Bloomfield Hospital is a non-for-profit healthcare provider in Rathfarnham providing a mental health service.[1] It was formerly known as The Retreat at Bloomfield. The hospital was significantly redeveloped in the 2000s.[2]

History

The hospital was founded in 1812 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).[1] An AGM report from 1827 shows several members of the Pim family on the committee, with James Pim, later to be heavily associated with the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, as Treasurer.[3]

Developers made arrangements with the Religious Society of Friends to redevelop the hospital and provide a meeting house for the Quakers whilst retaining some of the old buildings.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Bloomfield". Bloomfield Health Services. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Luxury homes for Quaker hospital site". The Irish Times. 5 September 2001. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. Committee (1827), pp. 12–13.

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