St. John's Hospital, Limerick

St. John's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Eoin) is an acute general voluntary hospital located in the city of Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. St. John's Hospital is governed and managed independently by its own hospital board in accordance with its constitution. Although it is independently managed, St. John's Hospital is one of six hospitals that form UL Hospitals Group.^[1]

St. John's Hospital
Voluntary Public Hospital
Archway at St John's Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates	52.66327°N 8.61689°W / 52.66327; -8.61689
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Type	General
Services
Beds	99
History
Opened	1781
Links
Website	www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/ulh/hospitals/stjohns/

History

St. John's Hospital Limerick Act 1781

Act of Parliament
Parliament of Ireland
Citation	21 & 22 Geo. 3. c. 13 (I)
Territorial extent	Kingdom of Ireland

The hospital, founded by Lady Lucy Hartstonge, was built on the site of an old barracks and opened as the Fever Hospital of Saint John in 1781.^[2] The Sisters of the Little Company of Mary took over the management of the hospital in 1888.^[3]

The emergency department was replaced by a minor injuries unit in 2013.^[4]