Childrens Hospital Satellite at Connoly

BohsCeltic

Hi

Does anyone know the exact location of this or what building is nearby ?


Edit. It's ok, Know where to go.

LorelaiG

Just for anybody else, it is right beside the main entrance into Connolly, to the right as you're walking in.

BohsCeltic

And the fee is €100, not to mention parking costs.
Shamefull.

LorelaiG

BohsCeltic wrote: »

And the fee is €100, not to mention parking costs.
Shamefull.

The fee is 100 euro everywhere, unless you have a medical card or a letter of referral from a doctor. Better than some of the private walk ins you can go to and I'm sure just as quick. Similar to the Smithfield Rapid Injury Unit attached to the Mater Hospital.

Parking costs though, they are disgraceful.

BohsCeltic

LorelaiG wrote: »

The fee is 100 euro everywhere, unless you have a medical card or a letter of referral from a doctor. Better than some of the private walk ins you can go to and I'm sure just as quick. Similar to the Smithfield Rapid Injury Unit attached to the Mater Hospital.

Parking costs though, they are disgraceful.

It's my Sisters 11 Month old child and she has a Medical card. I always thought it was free for children.

LorelaiG

BohsCeltic wrote: »

It's my Sisters 11 Month old child and she has a Medical card. I always thought it was free for children.

If she has a medical card she should not have been charged 100 euro. It's the same as a and e fees. Did she present the medical card to them when she arrived? If not she needs to ring them and give them the number and get it refunded.

If it is the under six gp card then it's not covered unless she got a referral letter from the doctor first.

LaLa2004

If you need anything more complicated than an x-ray, you will be sent to one of the children’s hospitals. It might be worth phoning in advance to check if they can cope with your emergency.

LorelaiG

LaLa2004 wrote: »

If you need anything more complicated than an x-ray, you will be sent to one of the children’s hospitals. It might be worth phoning in advance to check if they can cope with your emergency.

They deal with fractures sprains minor burns issues such as vomitting diahhrea and mild asthma attacks.

LaLa2004

LorelaiG wrote: »

They deal with fractures sprains minor burns issues such as vomitting diahhrea and mild asthma attacks.

I was sent on to another hospital with my child's fracture. They did not give me a copy of the x-ray to take to the second hospital. They cannot forward the x-ray digitally to the other hospitals. We had to waste time, energy and endure more waiting and pain undergoing a second x-ray. A bit of a nightmare really....

LorelaiG

LaLa2004 wrote: »

I was sent on to another hospital with my child's fracture. They did not give me a copy of the x-ray to take to the second hospital. They cannot forward the x-ray digitally to the other hospitals. We had to waste time, energy and endure more waiting and pain undergoing a second x-ray. A bit of a nightmare really....

Jesus that's a bit of a shambles isn't it. What's the point of it if they can't forward the x-rays

jack presley

Less than 10 kids per day using it so far.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/fewer-than-10-children-a-day-attend-blanchardstown-care-centre-1.3994371

LorelaiG

jack presley wrote: »

Less than 10 kids per day using it so far.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/fewer-than-10-children-a-day-attend-blanchardstown-care-centre-1.3994371

With such restricted opening hours I'm not surprised.

TheValeyard

I wouldnt use it even though it is a five minute drive away. I'd rather go straight to Crumlin

1) the restricted opening hours
2) only deal with very minor things, everything else it's off to Crumlin.
3) queueing in Blanch, only then to be queueing in Crumlin is a waste of time.
4) far more facilities and tests that can be performed in Crumlin not to mention experts in all sorts of medical fields.

LorelaiG

Hopefully I'll never have need to use it but I will if I need to. Only a few kids had to be transferred to the main hospitals. They can deal with fractures, sprains minor burns gastrointestinal issues such as vomitting and diahhrea etc.

It will be opening from 7am to 10pm 7 days a week eventually so will be handy.

superman28

The first part of the new children's hospital project opened in Blanchardstown (grounds of Connolly Hospital), did anyone hear about this?

From there website treats kids with things like

• Sprains, strains and broken bones
• Vomiting and diarrhoea
• Minor burns and scalds
• Fever in babies older than 12 weeks old
• Small cuts and injuries
• Mild asthma

Surely good news not having to make the trek into Temple Street
https://childrenshealthireland.ie/connolly/

miamee

Superman28, there was already a thread on this topic so I have merged your post into it here.