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Sacred Heart Hospital (Roscommon)

Coordinates: 53°37′24″N 8°11′03″W / 53.62325°N 8.184218°W / 53.62325; -8.184218
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Health Service Executive
The Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital (Roscommon) is located in Ireland
Sacred Heart Hospital (Roscommon)
Shown in Ireland
Geography
LocationRoscommon, Ireland
Coordinates53°37′24″N 8°11′03″W / 53.62325°N 8.184218°W / 53.62325; -8.184218
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeNursing Home
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1842
Links
Websitewww.hiqa.ie/areas-we-work/find-a-centre/sacred-heart-hospital-1

The Sacred Heart Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal an Chroí Ró-Naofa) is a state-run nursing home in Ireland, located just outside Roscommon town.

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ "Main Record - County Roscommon - Sacred Heart Home, Roscommon, County Roscommon". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Roscommon". Workhouses. Retrieved 19 May 2019.