Armagh Community Hospital

The Armagh Community Hospital is a health facility at Tower Hill, Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. The Armagh Workhouse was once the largest such facility in Ulster.[1]

Armagh Community Hospital
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Armagh Community Hospital
Armagh Community Hospital is located in Northern Ireland
Armagh Community Hospital
Location in Northern Ireland
Geography
LocationTower Hill, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°21′03″N 6°38′35″W / 54.3508°N 6.6431°W / 54.3508; -6.6431
Organisation
Care systemHealth and Social Care in Northern Ireland
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1841

History edit

The facility has its origins in the Armagh Union Workhouse which was designed by George Wilkinson and was completed in December 1841.[2] After joining the National Health Service as Tower Hill Hospital in 1948, it evolved to become Armagh Community Hospital.[3] The old workhouse infirmary, known as Riverside House, which became the headquarters of the headquarters of the local health and social services board in the 1990s, was marketed for sale in May 2016.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Piece of Armagh history goes on the market for 'commercial development". ArmaghI. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Armagh". Workhouses. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Armagh Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 29 March 2020.