Antrim Area Hospital Explained

Antrim Area Hospital
Org/Group:	Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Location:	Antrim, County Antrim
Country:	Northern Ireland
Healthcare:	Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Type:	District General
Emergency:	Yes
Founded:	1994
Map Type:	Northern Ireland
Coordinates:	54.7188°N -6.2229°W

The Antrim Area Hospital is a general hospital in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

History

The hospital was commissioned to create extra healthcare capacity in the Antrim area.^[1] It was built at a cost of £40 million^[2] and was opened by the Prince of Wales in July 1994.^[3] In February 2003 it was designated as one of the nine acute hospitals in the acute hospital network of Northern Ireland on which healthcare would be focused under the government health policy 'Developing Better Services'.^[4] An extension to the emergency department and an extra 24 bed ward were completed in June 2013.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acute Hospital (Antrim). Hansard. 15 February 1990. 27 March 2019.
2. Web site: Northern Ireland Social Services (Consequential Provisions). 30 January 1991. UK Parliament. 27 March 2019.
3. Web site: David Long. Ross's Auctioneers and Valuers. 7 April 2019.
4. Web site: Department of Health NI . Developing Better Health Services (Topic: Health policy) . Department of Health NI . 27 March 2019.
5. Web site: Antrim Hospital - Emergency Department and 24 bed ward. Northern Ireland Department of Finance. 7 April 2019.
6. Web site: Antrim Area Hospital Accident & Emergency. Doran Consulting. 27 March 2019.