Belvoir Park Hospital

Belvoir Park Hospital

Infobox Hospital
Name = Belvoir Park Hospital
Org/Group = "City Hospital Trust" (defunct)


Caption =

Location = Newtownbreda,
Region = Belfast
State = Northern Ireland
Country = United Kingdom
HealthCare = NHS
Type = Specialised
Speciality = Cancer treatment; radiotherapy
Emergency = No
Affiliation=
Beds =
Founded = 1906
Closed = March 2006
Website =
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Belvoir Park Hospital was a cancer treatment specialist hospital situated in Newtownbreda, South Belfast, Northern Ireland. Belvoir Park held Northern Ireland's only radiotherapy unit, until the opening of a new cancer treatment centre in Belfast City Hospital.

History

The hospital, which opened in 1906, was originally known as "Purdysburn Fever Hospital" and later "Montgomery House", before being renamed "Belvoir Park Hospital" in the 1960s. Throughout its lifespan, the hospital was the main regional centre for oncology, offering radiotherapy and chemotherapy. treatments. [cite book |title=A New Life |last=Bloomfield |first=Sir Kenneth |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2008 |publisher=The Brehon Press |location=Belfast |isbn=978-1-905474-26-4 |pages=67 ] In 1983, the hospital was the first in the province to take delivery of a CT scanner. The hospital's Gerard Lynch Centre held many cancer support groups, in order to aid both sufferers and their families. [cite web|url=http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/jil/ums/umj071/071(1)042.pdf=2|title=A short history of cancer treatment in Northern Ireland|"|publisher=Ulster Medical Society|accessdate=2008-08-02]

Closure

Belvoir Park Hospital closed in March 2006, when cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, was transferred to Belfast City Hospital.

ee also

*Cancer treatment
*Belfast City Hospital

References

External Links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/zcott/sets/72157603098099040/ Photos of the hospital after closure.]


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