Sacred Heart Hospital (Roscommon)

Sacred Heart Hospital
Health Service Executive
Geography
Location Roscommon, Ireland
Organisation
Care system Health Service Executive
Hospital type Nursing Home
Services
Emergency department No
Links
Website Link

The Sacred Heart Hospital is a state-run nursing home in Ireland, located just outside Roscommon town.

The structure was built in the 1840s as a workhouse for the poor of the region.[1] It was later converted for use as a tuberculosis hospital and as a mental home, and eventually used for rehabilitative services and care of the elderly. In 2011, it catered to one hundred patients,[2] though this figure is reportedly due to be reduced by 10% in 2012.[3]

References

  1. "Main Record - County Roscommon - Sacred Heart Home, Roscommon, County Roscommon". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. "Labour Court recommendations, 28th February 2011". Labour Court, Ireland. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. "10 beds to close at Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon". Midwest Radio 96.1fm. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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