Louth County Hospital

Louth County Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Chontae Lú) is a public hospital in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.[1]

For the hospital in Louth, Lincolnshire, see County Hospital Louth.

Louth County Hospital
Health Service Executive
Louth County Hospital
Louth County Hospital is located in Ireland
Louth County Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationDundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Coordinates53.9880°N 6.4005°W / 53.9880; -6.4005
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1834
Links
Websitewww.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/louthcounty/

History

The 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

References
  1. "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Old Louth Infirmary is to return to the purpose for which it was originally built". The Argus. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "50 years of Louth County Hospital". The Argus. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "Dundalk hospital's A&E unit closes today". Irish Times. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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