Blackrock Clinic
| Blackrock Clinic | |
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 Blackrock Clinic
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  Shown in Dublin
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| Geography | |
| Location | Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.303910°N 6.187943°W / 53.303910; -6.187943 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
Blackrock Clinic (Irish: Clinic na Carraige Duibhe) is a private hospital in Blackrock, Dublin. It is associated with both the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin.
History
The hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan, his brother Jimmy Sheehan, Maurice Neligan and Nuclear Medicine Specialist George Duffy as a private, high-tech hospital offering healthcare to private patients, in 1986. In September 2010, the clinic completed a €100 million extension to the existing hospital facility.
Services
Blackrock Clinic has over 300 consultants registered representing over 40 medical specialties. The hospital has been awarded the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation. It has contracts with all the main Irish health insurance companies as well as being available to private self paying patients.