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Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin is an acute paediatric teaching hospital employing approximately 1900 WTE staff. It is Ireland's largest paediatric hospital and is responsible nationally for the provision of the majority of quarternary and tertiary healthcare services for children. The hospital also provides secondary care for the local catchment area. It is the national centre in Ireland for a range of specialities including children’s childhood cancers and blood disorders, cardiac diseases, major burns, cystic fibrosis, and rheumatology.

The services provided are underpinned by a commitment to medical and nurse education and the development of the skills of staff generally. The hospital is built on a site of approximately 5 hectares which was provided by the Archbishop of Dublin. It first opened its doors in 1956 and was specifically designed to care for and treat sick children. Bed accommodation provided in the original design of the hospital was 324 beds and currently 233 beds and cots are in use including 44 day case beds.

The hospital is also involved in the teaching of medical personnel. Undergraduate students from University College Dublin, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Trinity College Dublin receive training in Paediatrics at CHI at Crumlin.

Research is a fundamental component of all paediatric disciplines and the provision of a specialised research facility is recognised as an integral part of a modern comprehensive children's hospital. The National Children's Research Centre at this hospital provides well equipped laboratory facilities for the investigation of the biological basis of childhood disease and has made significant progress in the development of a Clinical Research Programme.

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Tel:  01 409 6100

Website: https://www.olchc.ie