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Friends of Ennistymon Hospital

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Woodmount, Ennistymon, Clare

Friends of Ennistymon Hospital

Fundraising for facilities and extra comforts for the residents of the local Ennistymon community hospital.

history

Friends of Ennistymon Hospital was founded, by necessity, to defend and support Ennistymon Hospital, as it was then known back in 1984. In the mid eighties and earlier, there were serious cut backs being implemented, Mid-Western Health Board took the decision to close Ennistymon Hospital and transfer all the residents elsewhere in the region. Out of that decision, Friends of Ennistymon Hospital was founded by a group of local active and concerned residents who met with the Executive of The Board and succeeded in having the decision stalled.


The Friends of Ennistymon Hospital borrowed money to carry out the necessary repairs and improvements that The Mid-Western Health Board needed as part of the agreement to stall the closure.


The Friends of Ennistymon Hospital in partnership with HSE MidWest have carried out many improvements at Ennistymon Community Hospital down through the years. Day Centre, being the largest project at the time, which is still in operation. The Friends purchased an 18 seater mini-bus back in 1999, to transport all the clients of the Day Centre from their homes to the Day Centre daily, during COVID-19, the mini-bus was engaged, with others, in delivering Dinners to the not so young residents in the community in the catchment area of Ennistymon Community Hospital. The latest Bus was purchased by the Friends, not the HSE in 2016. The Friends cover the cost of the Driver, again not the HSE responsibility. This is where donations and fundraising are so important to the Friends, to keep this service going.


In 2012 The Friends embarked, in partnership with HSE Mid-West, the development of New Build en-suite rooms, in May 2014, the Friends committed to provide €400,000.00 towards the developments, The Friends delivered. In 2015, Phase 1, consisting of 4 en-suite twin bedrooms, nurses station and additional staff services, 300 sq metres in total. Phase 2 followed 2 years later, consisting of 6 single & 1 two bedded en-suite bedrooms, a living room and multidisciplinary space. The Friends are working on a further 6 bedded en-suite, to which The Friends have committed €200,000 towards the project. This is due for completion in 2023. 


Donations and Fundraising by and for the Friends of Ennistymon Hospital are critical for these type of projects.


The Friends of Ennistymon Hospital have formed a good working Partnership with HSE Mid-West and with the fantastic support of all the local and not so local people and groups who donate and fundraise, for the Friends, which make all this possible


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