The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health,[1] which includes sister hospitals (Cork, Galway, Limerick and Tralee).

[2] The hospital employs over 600 staff, including more than 150 consultants, and sees more than 130,000 patients per year.

[3][4] The hospital at Glasnevin, which was designed by Jim Barrett,[5] opened in 1951.

[3][7] Services provided include surgery, oncology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, nutrition and dietetics, histopathology, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and respiratory medicine.

[3] The hospital was the first in Ireland to receive Joint Commission International accreditation.