Hospital type Specialised Founded 1906 | Closed March 2006 | |
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Care system Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland Emergency department No Accident & Emergency Lists Hospitals in Northern Ireland | ||
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.
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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. 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.
Closure
Belvoir Park Hospital closed in March 2006, when cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, was transferred to Belfast City Hospital.
The move was sactioned after concerns ofsurrounding the age and condition of the treatment units at Belvoir Park, which waswere from time to time, out of operation.
