Daisy Hill Hospital Explained
| Daisy Hill Hospital |
| Coordinates: | 54.18°N -6.351°W |
| Location: | Newry, County Armagh |
| State: | Northern Ireland |
| Type: | District General |
| Emergency: | Yes |
| Beds: | 150 |
| Founded: | 1841 |
| Map Type: | Northern Ireland |
Daisy Hill Hospital is an acute teaching hospital[1] located in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[2]
It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough Road. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.[3]
History
The hospital has its origins in the Newry Union Workhouse and Infirmary completed in 1841.[4] [5] Following a major fire, the facilities were rebuilt in 1902.[6] The facility was renamed Daisy Hill Hospital in the 1930s and a modern medical block was added in 1973.[6]
In February 2003 the hospital 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'.[7]
University affiliations
The hospital is associated with the Queen's University Belfast Medical School.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Daisy Hill Hospital Becomes ‘University Teaching Hospital’. Southern Health and Social Care Trust. 11 February 2011. 3 April 2019.
- Book: Tuner . B . The Statesman's Yearbook 2006: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World . 2006 . Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke . 1655.
- Web site: The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety . The Southern Health and Social Services Trust (Establishment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 . Legislation.gov.uk . The Stationery Office Limited . 23 March 2019.
- Web site: History of Newry Workhouse. 2012-02-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110921020129/http://www.newryjournal.co.uk/content/view/105/31/ . 2011-09-21 .
- Web site: Newry. Workhouses. 3 April 2019.
- Web site: Hospital Was On Front-Line Of 'Troubles'. Newry Memoirs. 3 April 2019.
- Web site: Department of Health NI . Developing Better Health Services (Topic: Health policy) . Department of Health NI . 27 March 2019.
