Daisy Hill Hospital

Daisy Hill Hospital is an acute teaching hospital^[1] located in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.^[2]

Daisy Hill Hospital
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Daisy Hill Hospital towering above Camlough Road
Location in Northern Ireland
Geography
Location	Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.180°N 6.351°W / 54.180; -6.351
Organisation
Care system	Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Type	District General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	150
History
Opened	1841
Links
Website	www.southerntrust.hscni.net/1540.htm

It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough Road. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.^[3]

History

The hospital has its origins in the Newry Union Workhouse and Infirmary completed in 1841.^[4][5] Following a major fire, the facilities were rebuilt in 1902.^[6] The facility was renamed Daisy Hill Hospital in the 1930s and a modern medical block was added in 1973.^[6]

In February 2003 the hospital was designated as one of the nine acute hospitals in the acute hospital network of Northern Ireland on which healthcare would be focused under the government health policy 'Developing Better Services'.^[7]

University affiliations

The hospital is associated with the Queen's University Belfast Medical School.^[1]