Tralee
In 1879, Lady Donovan was so impressed with the care the Sisters gave her husband; she requested they set up a community to care for the sick and dying in Tralee. The Sisters first lived in Denny Street and later moved to Strand Street. Between 1902 and 1937, at the request of the local health authorities, the Sisters cared for the sick in the town’s Infirmary, as well as in their homes. Between 1937 and 1987 the Sisters ran Edenburn, first as a unit for patients suffering from TB, and later as a home for the elderly. In 1921 the Sisters had purchased another large private residence with eight acres of land a short distance from the convent on Strand Street and this became the nucleus of the present hospital. It opened its doors to the first patients in 1922 and was known as Bon Secours Nursing Home. Since that date each decade has seen upgrading and re-furbishing of this building. Today Bon Secours Hospital Tralee is a 150 bed acute hospital employing approx. 600 people and offering a wide range of consultancy services.
In 1879, Lady Donovan was so impressed with the care the Sisters gave her husband; she requested they set up a community to care for the sick and dying in Tralee. The Sisters first lived in Denny Street and later moved to Strand Street. Between 1902 and 1937, at the request of the local health authorities, the Sisters cared for the sick in the town’s Infirmary, as well as in their homes. Between 1937 and 1987 the Sisters ran Edenburn, first as a unit for patients suffering from TB, and later as a home for the elderly. In 1921 the Sisters had purchased another large private residence with eight acres of land a short distance from the convent on Strand Street and this became the nucleus of the present hospital. It opened its doors to the first patients in 1922 and was known as Bon Secours Nursing Home. Since that date each decade has seen upgrading and re-furbishing of this building. Today Bon Secours Hospital Tralee is a 150 bed acute hospital employing approx. 600 people and offering a wide range of consultancy services.