Downe Hospital

Downe Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal an Dúin) is a local hospital in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.

Downe Hospital
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Entrance to Downe Hospital
Location in Northern Ireland
Geography
LocationDownpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates54.3208°N 5.6930°W / 54.3208; -5.6930
Organisation
Care systemHealth and Social Care in Northern Ireland
TypeDistrict General
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1767
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

History
The derelict old Downe Hospital at Pound Lane

The hospital has its origins in the Down County Infirmary which opened in Saul Street in October 1767.[1] It moved to the site of the old horse barracks in Barrack Lane, now Fountain Street, in 1774.[2]

A new infirmary was established at Pound Lane in 1834[3] but by the late 1970s it was already becoming apparent that it was incapable of further expansion.[4] The old infirmary on Pound Lane closed in June 2009 and was acquired by a developer in November 2014.[5]

A modern hospital, which was designed by Scott Wilson Group[6] and built on Ardglass Road at a cost of £64 million, opened in June 2009.[7]

References
  1. "Downe Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. McGrath, Charles Ivar (2012). Ireland and Empire, 1692-1770. Routledge. ISBN 978-1851968961.
  3. "The neurological practice of a district general hospital" (PDF). Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 1987. pp. 1397–1401. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "Campaign for a new general hospital in Downpatrick". Down Recorder. 7 February 1978. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. "Old Downe Hospital site must be secured". The Down Recorder. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Downe Hospital". E-Architect. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Downe Hospital A&E future to be decided". BBC. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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