IRELAND
Irish Examiner
Monday, May 29, 2017
Update 11.21pm: The Sisters of Charity said they had spent the last two years trying to find the best way to give up their ownership of the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG).
“Just as our Founder Mary Aikenhead saw the need in 1834 to establish a hospital to meet the needs of the sick and poor, we believe that it is in the best interests of the patients and children born in the National Maternity Hospital today that they be provided with modern maternity and neonatal services that are women and infant centred and integrated within the Elm Park campus,” Sr Mary Christian, the leader of the order said.
“It is now time for us to relinquish completely our involvement in SVHG.
“We are confident that the board, management and staff of SVHG will continue to maintain a steadfast dedication to providing the best possible acute healthcare to patients and their families in line with the values espoused by Mary Aikenhead.”
The potential involvement of nuns in the running and governance of a maternity hospital had caused deep unease in some medical circles and among the public.
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