South Tyrone Hospital
Appearance
South Tyrone Hospital | |
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Southern Health and Social Care Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°30′36″N 6°46′07″W / 54.5100°N 6.7687°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland |
Type | District General |
History | |
Opened | 1842 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Northern Ireland |
The South Tyrone Hospital is a local hospital in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.
History
[edit]The hospital has its origins in the Dungannon Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1842.[1] A fever hospital was added in 1846.[1] The infirmary evolved to become South Tyrone Hospital and a red brick tower block was erected on the site in the 1960s.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dungannon". Workhouses. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "South Tyrone building poses a danger to life". Tyrone Times. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2019.