Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ulster Hospital
Ulster Hospital in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ulster 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 Ulster Hospital, commonly known as the Ulster, is a teaching hospital in Dundonald (at the eastern edge of Belfast) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballyregan, beside the A20 road. It provides acute services in the North Down, Ards and Castlereagh council areas, as well as east Belfast. It is managed by the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.
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Background
History
The hospital was first founded as the Ulster Hospital for Women and Sick Children in 1872. It was initially located on Chichester Street in Belfast City Centre but moved to Templemore Avenue in Mountpottinger in 1892. It was relocated to Dundonald and renamed the Ulster Hospital. The 500-bed hospital on the new site was designed by renowned modernist architect Frederick Gibberd. lt was opened in 1962 by the Duchess of Gloucester, who described it as ‘not only of functional excellence but also of distinctive beauty’. Over several decades demand on hospital inpatient services increased, and resulting shortfalls in bed capacity and funding were reported by the local news media around the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5970, -5.8120
- District
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Postcode
- BT16 1RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast East
- Established
- 1872
- Official site
- setrust.hscni.net
Sources
- wikidata: Q7879970 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ulster Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ulster Hospital?
- Ulster Hospital is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT16 1RH).
- When was Ulster Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1872.
- Is Ulster Hospital free to visit?
- Yes, Ulster Hospital is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ulster Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT16 1RH. It sits within the Belfast East parliamentary constituency.