Louth County Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Chontae Lú) is a public hospital in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It is managed by the RCSI Hospitals group within the Health Service Executive.[2]
| Louth County Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
.jpg) Louth County Hospital | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°59′17″N 6°24′02″W / 53.9880°N 6.4005°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 142[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1834 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in a building in the Crescent, which is now occupied by Dundalk Grammar School, and opened as the Louth Infirmary in 1834.[3] The aging infirmary was replaced by a new facility in Dublin Road which was built at a cost of €500,000 and was officially opened on 3 July 1959.[4] The accident and emergency department was replaced by a minor injuries unit in June 2010, despite years of campaigning by local people for it to be kept open.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Louth Hospitals | Hospital.ie". hospital.ie.
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Old Louth Infirmary is to return to the purpose for which it was originally built". The Argus. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "50 years of Louth County Hospital". The Argus. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Louth County emergency dept to close". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Dundalk hospital's A&E unit closes today". Irish Times. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2019.