Louth County Hospital Explained

Louth County Hospital (ga|Ospidéal Chontae Lú) is a public hospital in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. It is managed by the RCSI Hospitals group within the Health Service Executive.^[2]

History

The hospital has its origins in a building in the Crescent, which is now occupied by Dundalk Grammar School, and opened as the Louth Infirmary in 1834.^[3] The aging infirmary was replaced by a new facility in Dublin Road which was built at a cost of €500,000 and was officially opened on 3 July 1959.^[4] The accident and emergency department was replaced by a minor injuries unit in June 2010, despite years of campaigning by local people for it to be kept open.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louth Hospitals | Hospital.ie. hospital.ie.
2. Web site: Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'. 14 May 2013. Irish Medical Times. 27 May 2019.
3. Web site: Old Louth Infirmary is to return to the purpose for which it was originally built. 21 July 2000. The Argus. 27 May 2019.
4. Web site: 50 years of Louth County Hospital. 1 July 2009. The Argus. 27 May 2019.
5. News: Louth County emergency dept to close. 28 June 2010. RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 28 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100629220011/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0628/hospital.html. 29 June 2010 . live.
6. Web site: Dundalk hospital's A&E unit closes today. 28 June 2010. Irish Times. 27 May 2019.