South West Acute Hospital
Hospital in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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South West Acute Hospital is a local teaching hospital located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is managed by Western Health and Social Care Trust.
| South West Acute Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Western Health and Social Care Trust | |
South West Acute Hospital | |
  Location in Northern Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 124 Irvinestown Road, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54.3657°N 7.6414°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Health and Social Care |
| Affiliated university | |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 232 |
| History | |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Links | |
| Website | westerntrust |
History
The hospital was built to replace the Erne Hospital, and was opened by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on 21 June 2012.[1] It was the first new hospital to be built in Northern Ireland for more than a decade, and was the first hospital in Northern Ireland with single ensuite rooms for every patient.[2][3]
Facilities
The hospital has up to 210 inpatient and 22 day-case beds.[4]
Services
The hospital has been 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'.[5]
Teaching
The hospital is a university teaching hospital for both Queen's University Belfast and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[6]
