Tyrone County Hospital
| Tyrone County Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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| Founded | 1899 |
Coordinates: 54°35′53″N 7°16′48″W / 54.598°N 7.280°W
Tyrone County Hospital (Irish: Otharlann Chontae Thír Eoghain) is the main hospital in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The hospital has occupied the same site in the town since 1899.
As of 2009[update], the hospital is facing closure because of a decision of then Health Minister Bairbre de Brún. The Maternity, Paediatric and Intensive Care units have all been closed and children are not allowed to be taken into Accident & Emergency. Because of this, patients face travelling distances of approximately 43 km (27 mi) south to the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen (which has a smaller population than Omagh), 57 km (35 mi) north to Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry, or as far as Craigavon, which is over 80 km (50 mi) away. These journeys pose a risk to people requiring urgent treatment. Michael McGimpsey has so far defended the decision.
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