St. Vincent's Psychiatric Hospital, Fairview

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St. Vincent's, Fairview is a small psychiatric hospital located in the North central part of Dublin city. It was founded in 1857 and, until 2001 run by The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Although it retains a small private ward its main role is in providing in-patient and day-patient services for the Health Service Executive, Ireland's state health provider. There is also an day-patient adolescent service based on the campus. Dublin city psychiatric services are sectorised with St. Vincent's providing services for the North Inner city, Fairview, Clontarf, Drumcondra, Millmount, Beaumount and Ballymun areas.

A psychotherapy service is also based on the campus. There is a research centre specialising in Neuroendocrinology. The hospital provides undergraduate experience for medical students from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College, Dublin. Non-consultant hospital doctors are prepared for membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It is an examination centre for that college and for the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. Nursing students from Dublin City University are also trained.

Although it provides services for the HSE, St.Vincent's remains a private institution with a Board of Management and a panel of Trustees.

Located off the Richmond Road on Convent Avenue, close to Dublin city centre the hospital is on extensive grounds which provide welcome relief for wildlife. Unusually cattle are still grazed on its lands.

It is expected that the main admission unit will be moved to the nearby Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in the near future. The hospital celebrates 150 years in 2007.