Central Mental Hospital | |
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National Forensic Mental Health Service | |
Geography | |
Location | Portrane, Dublin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°28′48″N 6°07′19″W / 53.48°N 6.122°W |
Organisation | |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Religious affiliation | Non-denominational |
Services | |
Beds | 84 |
Speciality | Secure psychiatric hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1850 (old facility) 2020 (new facility) |
Links | |
Website | https://www.hse.ie/eng/national-forensic-mental-health-service-portrane/ |
The Central Mental Hospital (Irish: An Príomh-Oispidéal Meabhar-Ghalar) is a mental health facility housing forensic patients in Portrane, Dublin, Ireland. The hospital, along with a community day centre for outpatients at Usher's Island, forms part of the National Forensic Mental Health Service.