Mid-Ulster Hospital
| Mid-Ulster Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northern Health and Social Care Trust | |
  Location in Northern Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°45′42″N 6°37′00″W / 54.7617°N 6.6167°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Minor injuries unit | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Northern Ireland |
Mid-Ulster Hospital is a local general hospital in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
History
[edit]The hospital has its origins in the Magherafelt Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and completed in 1842.[1] A fever hospital was built on the site in 1847.[1] The infirmary became Magherafelt and District Hospital in August 1945 and subsequently evolved to become the Mid-Ulster Hospital.[1] In February 2003 the hospital was designated as a local hospital in support of the network of nine acute hospitals in Northern Ireland on which healthcare would be focused under the government health policy 'Developing Better Services'.[2] The maternity department closed in 2006[3] and the accident & emergency department was closed (losing the hospital its acute status) and replaced with a minor injuries unit in 2010.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Magherafelt". Workhouses. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ Department of Health NI. "Developing Better Health Services (Topic: Health policy)". Department of Health NI. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Hospitals' services to be reduced". BBC. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mid-Ulster Hospital: Minor Injuries Unit". Northern Ireland Assembly. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Bell, Muriel; Moore, Mildred; Mawhinney, Graham (1998). A hospital at Magherafelt: the history of the Mid-Ulster Hospital from its origins, as Magherafelt Union Workhouse, in 1842. Ballinascreen Historical Society. ISBN 978-0952663942.