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Merlin Park University Hospital
Health Service Executive
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Old Dublin Road, Galway, Ireland
Coordinates	53°16′39″N 8°59′34″W / 53.2775°N 8.9927°W / 53.2775; -8.9927
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Galway
History
Opened	1953
Links
Website	Official Website

Merlin Park University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ollscoile Pháirc Mherlin) is a public hospital in Galway, Ireland. It is managed by Saolta University Health Care Group.

History

The hospital, which was commissioned as a tuberculosis sanitarium, was designed by Norman White. It was built on the site of Merlin Park House, a late Georgian property, and opened in 1953. In October 2018, it was reported that a 200-bed elective-only facility would be built at the hospital.

Notes

1. "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
2. Boyd, Gary A.; McLaughlin, John (2015). Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016. Routledge. ISBN 978-1472446862.
3. "Merlin Park - An epilogue". The Galway Advertiser. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
4. "Merlin Park University Hospital unveiled as first elective-only site". Irish Medical Times. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

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