Department of Medicine For The Elderly

Our aging population and exciting developments in health care and health promotion has put health care for the older person centre stage in Ireland. In Ireland the over 65’s currently make up 11% of our population and will increase to 24% of the population by 2025.

The area of Dublin covered by St Vincent’s University Hospital, St Michael’s Hospital and St Colmchille’s Hospital has the largest proportion of people over 65 living in the country.

Changing demographics – growing importance and need for better care for our catchment area’s older population demands and deserves a proactive and progressive approach from our healthcare professionals.

Our department aims to promote and provide continuing improvements in the care of older people.

In partnership with community care services and the HSE we are changing and implementing models of care to effectively and compassionately treat and care for these increasing numbers of people.

Direct access via your GP to our Out Patients or Rapid Assessment Clinics may prevent you from having to be admitted to hospital. By integrating in a more effective way with the Primary Community Care Teams, we will help facilitate appropriate discharge from the acute hospital setting and allow more older people be cared for at home. An “Out Reach Programme” to the extended nursing care facilities could have significant benefits in enhancing patient care.

Developing and promoting the plan outlined in our area will allow us

Provide a comprehensive onsite geriatric medical service
Forge better links with the community services
Through thorough multidisciplinary team assessment enable a person to remain at home as independently as possible
If a person decides they can no longer remain at home we will discuss the options with them and facilitate their plans
Target specific areas that affect the health and quality of life of the Older Person

At present the only way to access our service is through a direct referral from your General Practitioner. You may do this by getting your GP to write into us at St. Vincent's University Hospital, 4 Elm Park, Dublin 4 or fax it into us at 01 2094609 or 2094026.

In time, referrals will come from your PHN and other Allied Health Care Professionals. The service will soon be accepting email referrals and online referrals on set templates completed by your GP, PHN, you and your family as appropriate.

Please bear with us while we sort out any gremlins in our service!!!!!

Staff

Dr. Morgan Crowe	Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Diarmuid O' Shea	Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Dr. JJ Barry	Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Rachel Doyle	Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Graham Hughes	Locum Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Dr. David Robinson	Locum Consultant
Ms. Hilda Markey	Clinical Nurse Manager II
Ms. Imelda Noone	Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Stroke
Ms. Serena Hatton	Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stroke
Ms. Therese Carey	Clinical Nurse Manager II
Ms. Doreen Messett	Ward Secretary
Ms. Alina Popescu	Medical Social Worker
Ms. Margaret Cagney	Medical Social Worker
Ms. Lorraine Murray	Administrative Assisstant/ PA
Ms. Joan Magera	Administration/Reception