Erinville Hospital
Erinville Hospital | |
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Health Service Executive | |
Geography | |
Location | Cork city, County Cork, Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°53′46″N 8°29′16″W / 51.89624°N 8.48781°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Maternity |
History | |
Opened | 1861 |
Closed | 31 March 2007 |
The Erinville Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Erinville) was one of the three maternity hospitals in Cork, Ireland. It was located on the Western Road in the city.
History
The hospital was initially established at Hanover Street on 10 March 1799.[1] It moved to Dyke Parade in the mid-1820s.[1] Its final location was a property which had been built for the Perrot Family in Western Road in 1861;[2] the hospital acquired the property and moved there in 1898.[1] After services transferred to the Cork University Maternity Hospital, Erinville Hospital, along with the St. Finbarr's Maternity Hospital and the Bon Secour Maternity Hospital, closed on 31 March 2007.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Landmark day for city's maternity services". Irish Examiner. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Erinville Hospital, Western Road, Cork City, Cork City: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Cork University Maternity Hospital - CUMH - celebrates its own 10th birthday!". TheCork.ie. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.