Tyrone County Hospital Explained

Tyrone County Hospital
Org/Group:Western Health and Social Care Trust
Pushpin Map:Northern Ireland
Location:Omagh
Region:County Tyrone
State:Northern Ireland
Country:United Kingdom
Founded:1899
Closed:2017
Healthcare:Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Type:General
Coordinates:54.598°N -7.28°W

Tyrone County Hospital (Irish: Otharlann Chontae Thír Eoghain) was a hospital and the main health facility in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The hospital occupied the same site in the town from 1899 until it closed to new patients on 20 June 2017 when it was replaced by the newly built Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex.[1]

History

The hospital has its origins in an infirmary which was opened in Market Street in Omagh in 1796.[2] The hospital moved to a new site on Hospital Road in 1899.[2] A post graduate centre for students of Queen's University Belfast was opened by Richard Needham in July 1988[2] and a new renal unit followed in August 1989.[2]

In June 2002 the then Health Minister Bairbre de Brún announced the closure of the hospital,[3] a decision which was confirmed by the new Health Minister Michael McGimpsey in January 2009.[4] After services transferred to the new Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex the Tyrone County Hospital closed at 08:00 AM on 20 June 2017.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tyrone County Hospital 1899-2017. 20 June 2017. westerntrust.hscni.net. en-GB. 22 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Sperrin Lakeland Trust . web.archive.org . 31 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009101421/http://www.sperrin-lakeland.org/services/acute_services_tch.php . 9 October 2007.
  3. Web site: Proposed acute hospital plan sparks row. 12 June 2002. Northern Ireland News. en-GB. 30 April 2017.
  4. Web site: McGimpsey Defends Omagh Acute Hospital Loss. 23 January 2009. Northern Ireland News. en-GB. 30 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex opens to patients. 20 June 2017. BBC. 5 April 2017.