National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, annual report 1997

Abstract

The year marked the end of Dr. Peter Boylan's Mastership and I would like to thank him for his leadership over the past seven years during which time the hospital experienced a significant increase in activity. The Executive Committee express their appreciation of his input and many achievements including the appointment of the current Matron and Secretary / Manager, the development of the Merrion Wing and his focus on communication and openness. During the year the three Dublin Maternity Hospitals engaged Mr. David Kennedy to prepare a Strategic Review Report which addresses the role of the hospitals in the organisation and the delivery of services in the Dublin region. The report, presented to the Department of Health in December, is primarily concerned with the totality of the services provided by the three hospitals in the greater Dublin area including their national tertiary care responsibilities . Its focus is on the development of these services tor the future in a coherent and planned manner and, in particular, on the implications of the establishment of the new Eastern Regional Health Authority with consequent changes in the funding arrangements for public patients.