St. Finbarr's Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Naomh Fionnbarra) is a care home for elderly people on the Douglas Road, Cork City, Ireland.
St. Finbarr's Hospital | |
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Health Service Executive | |
Geography | |
Location | Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
Coordinates | 51.887°N 8.461°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | HSE |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
Speciality | Care for the elderly |
History | |
Opened | 1841 |
History
The hospital has its origins in the Cork Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and completed in 1841.[1][2] A large three-storey block was added to the north of the site.[2] The facility became the Cork District Hospital in 1898 and later became the Cork County Home and Hospital.[3][4] It was designated by ministerial order as responsible for the treatment of medical, surgical and maternity cases, and cases of infectious and contagious diseases in 1923.[5]
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