Daisy Hill Hospital
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Daisy Hill Hospitalis a local general hospital located in Newry
, Northern Ireland
.
The hospital currently houses a neo-natal unit, A&E department, outpatients department and a minor surgery suite. Attached to the hospital is on-site accomadtion for nursing staff and an ambulance
station.
It is part of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, which became operational on 1 April 2007 following the amalgamation of Craigavon Area Hospital Group, Craigavon and Banbridge Community, Newry and Mourne and Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trusts. It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough
Road.
In the early 1990's Daisy Hill became the only hospital in Newry & Mourne as services were gradually withdrawn from St. John of God Hospital, also in Newry, which then became St. John's House, a dedicated hospice
for children and adults suffering from terminal illnesses.
Newry
Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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The hospital currently houses a neo-natal unit, A&E department, outpatients department and a minor surgery suite. Attached to the hospital is on-site accomadtion for nursing staff and an ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
station.
It is part of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, which became operational on 1 April 2007 following the amalgamation of Craigavon Area Hospital Group, Craigavon and Banbridge Community, Newry and Mourne and Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trusts. It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough
Camlough
Camlough or Camloch is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is near Bessbrook and the slopes of the Ring of Gullion. It had a population of 910 people in the 2001 Census.- 1920s :...
Road.
In the early 1990's Daisy Hill became the only hospital in Newry & Mourne as services were gradually withdrawn from St. John of God Hospital, also in Newry, which then became St. John's House, a dedicated hospice
Hospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
for children and adults suffering from terminal illnesses.