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The Religious Sisters of Charity will transfer ownership of the Saint Vincent Health Group to the Irish public.
The order confirmed that it received the approval of the Holy See to transfer ownership of the site worth some 200 million euros and will be “gifted” to the people of Ireland.
In a statement, the Sisters of Charity said they hope the transfer can now be completed without undue delay.
In July 2017, the Religious Sisters of Charity resigned from the Group Board of the Hospital of San Vicente.
The statement read: “Today marks the final move toward completion of all legal, financial, and regulatory issues involved in transferring the Sisters’ 186-year participation in the hospital.”
In accordance with Canon Law, formal approval of the decision to complete the transfer of ownership was requested and received.
This means that it will allow “the completion of the transfer of ownership of the Congregation’s St Vincent’s Healthcare Group site to a new independent and charitable body called St Vincent’s Holdings CLG.
“The new St Vincent’s Holdings CLG will continue to be a ‘non-profit’ organization.”
In 2017, Health Minister Simon Harris described the order’s decision to relinquish ownership of three hospitals as “historic”; University Hospital of Saint Vincent in Dublin, private of Saint Vincent and Saint Michael.
The Sisters of Charity measure followed controversy over the proposed ownership of the new planned National Maternity Hospital on the San Vicente Hospital campus.
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In their statement, the Religious Sisters of Charity thanked all who supported them in formalizing the final steps towards their departure.
The Saint Vincentian Health Group Board has thanked the Religious Sisters of Charity for their exceptionally generous legacy to the Irish people.
In a statement, the Group President described it as a significant milestone and another indication of the “wonderful legacy of the Sisters of Charity to Irish medical care.”
James Menton said the Sisters have always upheld “the highest ambitions for world-class healthcare delivery in Ireland and have successfully achieved and sustained it.”
He added: “They have always seen the need for the proposed development of the new National Maternity Hospital integrated into the Elm Park campus and this announcement should ensure that this vital facility for mothers and babies is developed as quickly as possible.”
A spokesperson for the National Maternity Hospital said the hospital campus in Elm Park will be a world-class facility and the most important infrastructure development in the area of women’s health since the state’s founding.
He said that the habilitation works for the project are nearing completion and that the National Maternity Hospital expects the main construction to begin without delay.
The spokesperson also expressed appreciation for the role played by the Sisters of Charity in healthcare in Ireland for two centuries, culminating in the release of these valuable health assets.
In 1834, Mary Aikenhead, founder of the Religious Sisters of Charity, established the hospital that freely admitted the sick and the poor, regardless of race, creed, or ability to pay.
Superior General Patricia Lenihan said: “We are confident that the St. Vincent Health Group Board, management and staff will continue to provide acute health services that advance Mary Aikenhead’s mission and core values of dignity, compassion, justice , equality and defense for all the future. “
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