Sacred Heart Hospital (Roscommon)
Appearance
Sacred Heart Hospital | |
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Health Service Executive | |
Geography | |
Location | Roscommon, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°37′24″N 8°11′03″W / 53.62325°N 8.184218°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | Nursing Home |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1842 |
Links | |
Website | www |
The Sacred Heart Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal an Chroí Ró-Naofa) is a state-run nursing home in Ireland, located just outside Roscommon town.
History
[edit]The hospital has its origins in the Roscommon Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1842.[1] It was later converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium and as a psychiatric hospital, and eventually used for rehabilitative services and care of the elderly.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Main Record - County Roscommon - Sacred Heart Home, Roscommon, County Roscommon". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Roscommon". Workhouses. Retrieved 19 May 2019.