Ella Webb
Isabella ("Ella") Gertrude Amy Webb MBE (16 October 1877 – 24 August 1946) was a pioneering Irish paediatrician and founder of the Children's Sunshine Home for Convalescents (now LauraLynn Ireland Children's Hospice) a convalescence home for children with life limiting diseases.
Isabella "Ella" Webb MBE | |
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| Born | Isabella Gertrude Amy Ovenden 16 October 1877 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 24 August 1946 (aged 68) |
| Known for | Founded the Children's Sunshine Home |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Sub-specialties | Paediatrician |
| Awards | Order of St. John Life Saving Medal (for acts of gallantry, Easter Rising, 1916) |
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