Our Lady's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Mhuire) is a general hospital in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group.[1]
| Our Lady's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Navan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°39′02″N 6°41′57″W / 53.6505°N 6.6992°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1842 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the Navan Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in March 1842.[2] The facility was reconstructed as Our Lady's Hospital in the 1920s.[3] Following a march and protests in May 2014,[4] the hospital still has a 24-hour accident & emergency service.[5]
In June 2022, the Health Service Executive announced that it planned to close the accident and emergency department and to replace it with an urgent care clinic.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Navan". Workhouses. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 55. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "8,000 protest over closure of emergency department at Our Lady's Hospital Navan". RTE. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Navan hospital determined to retain emergency department". Irish Times. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Closure of Navan A&E is 'built into' HSE's 'fresh look' review, say local TDs". The Journal. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.