St. Finbarr's Hospital

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
Health Service Executive
St. Finbarrs Hospital
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	51.887°N 8.461°W / 51.887; -8.461
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]