Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin

The hospital, which was built on land donated by the Archbishop of Dublin, was designed by Robinson Keefe Devane{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y7eoDQAAQBAJ&q=Merlin+Park+Hospital+%22Norman+White%22&pg=PT135|title=Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016|first1=Gary A. |last1=Boyd|first2=John|last2= McLaughlin|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|isbn=978-1472446862}} and officially opened as Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in 1956.{{cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-crumlin-childrens-hospital-1903548-Feb2015/|title=Seven things you didn't know about Crumlin Children's Hospital|publisher=The Journal|date=6 February 2015|access-date=6 May 2019}}

The hospital changed its name to "Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin" in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.olchc.ie/About-Us/Publications/OLCHC-Annual-Report-2005.pdf|title=Annual Report 2005|publisher=Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin|page=11|access-date=6 May 2019}}

In November 2012 the Minister for Health James Reilly announced plans to transfer the hospital's services to a new children's hospital on the campus of St. James's Hospital.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/the-national-children-s-hospital-a-timeline-1.2628147|title=The national children's hospital: A timeline|publisher=Irish Times|date=28 April 2016|access-date=9 May 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/the-national-children-s-hospital-a-timeline-1.2628147|title=The national children's hospital: A timeline|last1=Flaherty|first1=Rachel|last2=D'Arcy|first2=Ciarán|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-17}}

In July 2013 concerns were raised about children who underwent a colonoscopy at the hospital between 17 May and 5 July 2013; it was revealed they had been exposed to an infection that could not be cured by antibiotics.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0723/464236-crumlin-childrens-hospital/|title=Contamination alert at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin|work=RTÉ News|publisher=RTÉ|date=23 July 2013|access-date=23 July 2013}}

The hospital changed its name from Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin to Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin as part of the rebranding of three hospitals under the Children's Health Ireland banner on 1 January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/hospital-groups/childrens-hospital-group/|title=Children's Hospital Group|publisher=HSE|accessdate=15 December 2020}}

As of late October 2020, the hospital had failed to make several of its clinical trial results public as required by European Union transparency rules.{{cite web|title=Our Lady's Children's Hospital|publisher=EU Trials Tracker|url=http://eu.trialstracker.net/sponsor/our-ladys-childrens-hospital|date=1 November 2020|accessdate=2 December 2020}}

It is a tradition that All-Ireland champions visit the hospital after the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0924/sam-maguire-to-return-to-donegal.html|title=Donegal team returns home with Sam Maguire Cup after All-Ireland victory|publisher=www.rte.ie|date=24 September 2012|access-date=24 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/crumlin-hospital-a-sea-of-maroon-and-white-for-all-ireland-winners-1.3209193|title=Crumlin hospital a sea of maroon and white for All-Ireland winners|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|date=4 September 2017|access-date=30 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/pics-all-ireland-champions-dublin-bring-sam-maguire-to-crumlin-childrens-hospital-950911.html|title=All-Ireland champions Dublin bring Sam Maguire to Crumlin Children's Hospital|publisher=www.irishexaminer.com|date=15 September 2019|access-date=30 October 2019}} When the Dublin senior ladies' football team won the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final, the team included Rachel Ruddy who works as a physiotherapist at the hospital. Ruddy hosted her Dublin teammates during their visit.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-ladies-pictures-crumlin-4811396-Sep2019/|title=Dublin's All-Ireland heroes visit Crumlin Children's Hospital with the Brendan Martin Cup|publisher=www.the42.ie|date=16 September 2019|access-date=27 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/ladies-football/a-really-special-place-dublin-ladies-football-champions-visit-crumlin-childrens-hospital-38502264.html|title='A really special place' - Dublin ladies football champions visit Crumlin Children's Hospital|publisher=www.independent.ie|date=16 September 2019|access-date=26 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/heros-welcome-rachel-brings-the-cup-to-work-as-dubs-celebrate-with-young-patients-38505243.html|title=Hero's welcome: Rachel 'brings the cup to work' as Dubs celebrate with young patients|publisher=www.independent.ie|date=17 September 2019|access-date=26 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1909115/|title=2019 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions visit Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|date=16 September 2019|access-date=27 October 2019}}

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