Sligo University Hospital
Appearance
Sligo University Hospital | |
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Health Service Executive | |
![]() Sligo University Hospital (the large building on the right) | |
Geography | |
Location | Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°16′27″N 8°27′45″W / 54.274216°N 8.462601°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | Acute Regional Hospital |
Services | |
Beds | 359 |
History | |
Opened | 1940 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Sligo University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Shligigh) is an acute general hospital in Sligo, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group.[1]
History
[edit]The hospital has its origins in the Sligo County Hospital which was built in the Mall in Sligo and opened in 1940.[2] A major extension to the hospital was officially opened by Erskine Childers, Tánaiste in March 1971.[2] The hospital changed its name from Sligo General Hospital to Sligo University Hospital in November 2015.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 62. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Letter to Eugene Murphy" (PDF). Health Service Executive. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "New name for Roscommon Hospital". Boyle Today. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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