Referral - Inpatients

Referrals and Admissions

Saint John of God Hospital provides a service to and takes referrals from the country as a whole and provides an inpatient facility for the Community Psychiatric Service for South East Dublin based at Cluain Mhuire, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock.

Admissions policy and procedures are governed by the Mental Health Act 2001, and influenced by recommendations from various professional bodies regarding optimal approaches to psychiatric care.

Requests for the emergency or elective admission of patients to the hospital are made by the patient's General Practitioner, medical staff of another hospital, external consultant or consultant attached to St. John of God Hospital. General Practitioners referring new patients to the hospital are offered the facility of discussing the admission with the Registrar or Consultant on call.

The hospital does not run a walk-in assessment unit.
Saint John of God Hospital deals directly with the following insurers

• VHI (Voluntary Health Insurance)
• Quinn Healthcare (formerly BUPA)
• AVIVA
• ESB Medical Provident Fund
• Saint Paul's Garda Medical Aid
• Prison Officers Society
• Non-Insured Patients

It is essential that a patient knows their level of insurance cover as all policies vary and they may include certain exclusions or excesses. Where there is a shortfall on your policy, you will be required to pay this on admission, an estimate of the cost can be provided to you by the Accounts or Admissions Office at 01-2771400.

All Hospital accounts are required to be settled on admission.