The health care and medical facilities of Dublin are very well developed. There are many hospitals in Dublin that cater to the medical requirements of the residents. The hospitals of Dublin can be broadly classified into three categories
- Health Service Executive Hospitals
- Voluntary Public Hospitals
- Private Hospitals
The Health Service Executive hospitals are owned and financed by the Health Service Executive
Voluntary Public Hospitals in Dublin
The Voluntary public hospitals are administered by the government. Sometimes it is even owned by private bodies, like religious orders. There are some voluntary public hospitals that are run by boards often nominated by the Minister and it is incorporated by charter or statute. There are 18 Voluntary public hospitals in Dublin, which admits patients on a private and semi-private basis. The consultants of these hospitals mostly work in private clinics or public hospitals.
Private Hospitals in Dublin
The medical requirements of Dublin are fulfilled by numerous private hospitals. These private hospitals
are managed and owned by private organizations. Generally these hospitals are more expensive than the public hospitals as they receive no state funding. Some of the private hospitals in Dublin are:
- St. Vincent's Private Hospital
- Mater Private Hospital
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- South Dublin Private Hospitals
- North Dublin Private Hospitals
If a patient is admitted in a private hospital or in a private bed in a public hospital, he will have to pay for his treatment. If the patient has a health insurance, the full or partial cost of hospitalization incurred will be covered by the insurance.
Patients who are suffering from movement dysfunction, bodily malfunction, physical disorder or disability, healing and pain from injury require the assistance of physiotherapists. Here is a list of Physiotherapy Clinics in Dublin:
- Malahide Physiotherapy Clinic
- Raheny Physiotherapy Clinic
- Dublin Physiotherapy Clinic
- Finglas Physiotherapy Clinic
- Drumcondra Physiotherapy Clinic
- Sutton Physiotherapy Clinic
- O'Neills Physiotherapy Clinic
Dublin has some specialty hospital that specialize in some disease or for a certain section of the society like maternity hospitals, children hospital, psychiatric hospital, cancer hospital.
All the citizens of the country are entitled for public in-patient and out-patient services but there are some people who may have to pay some of the hospital charges. In a public hospital, the cost of a private bed changes from time to time. The hospitals in Dublin have various specialized departments like Cardiology, Urology, Gynecology, Laparoscopy, Orthosurgery, Anesthetists, Dentistry, Nephrology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Radiology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Neurosurgery, Surgery, Psychiatry, ENT Surgery and Opthalmology.
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