The Sacred Heart Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal an Chroí Ró-Naofa) is a state-run nursing home in Ireland, located just outside Roscommon town.
| Sacred Heart Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
 The Sacred Heart Hospital | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Roscommon, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°37′24″N 8°11′03″W / 53.62325°N 8.184218°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Nursing Home |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1842 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the Roscommon Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1842.[1] It was later converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium and as a psychiatric hospital, and eventually used for rehabilitative services and care of the elderly.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Main Record - County Roscommon - Sacred Heart Home, Roscommon, County Roscommon". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Roscommon". Workhouses. Retrieved 19 May 2019.