Hektoen International

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  • St. Patrick’s Hospital: A legacy of Jonathan Swift

    Linda SlusserWellington, Ohio, United States Today, St. Patrick’s Hospital in Dublin, known for the innovative care of its patients provides “Ireland’s largest, independent, not-for-profit mental health services.”1 When founded in 1745 by the bequest of Jonathan Swift, it was the first psychiatric hospital to be built in Ireland mandated for the care of “Idiots and…