Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Mater Infirmorum Hospital
Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Mater Infirmorum Hospital is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Mater Infirmorum Hospital, commonly known as The Mater, is an acute hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It provides services to most of North Belfast and South Antrim, reaching as far as Glengormley, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey It is managed by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
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Background
History
The Mater Infirmorum (Mother of the Sick) Hospital has been serving the people of Belfast since it admitted its first patients in premises on the Crumlin Road in Belfast, known as Bedeque House, on 1 November 1883. It was initially founded by the Sisters of Mercy but has always treated patients without regard to class or creed. Between 1841 and 1891, the population of Belfast dramatically increased from 75,308 to 255,922. In June 1922, the hospital was subjected to an armed attack: the hospital management wrote to King George V, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Michael Collins seeking protection and the incident did not happen again. A new maternity wing opened in 1945. During the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6090, -5.9400
- Address
- Crumlin Road
- Phone
- +44 28 90741500
- Established
- 1883
- Official site
- www.belfasttrust.hscni.net
Sources
- wikidata: Q6786517 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mater Infirmorum Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mater Infirmorum Hospital?
- Mater Infirmorum Hospital is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6090°, -5.9400°.
- When was Mater Infirmorum Hospital built?
- Mater Infirmorum Hospital dates to 1883.