Braid Valley Care Complex

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Braid Valley Care Complex
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
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The new Ballymena Health and Care Centre at the Braid Valley Care Complex
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Shown in Northern Ireland
Geography
Location Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°52′30″N6°16′21″W / 54.874868°N 6.272533°W / 54.874868; -6.272533
Organisation
Care system Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Type Community
History
Opened1843
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Lists Hospitals in Northern Ireland

The Braid Valley Care Complex is a community hospital and care centre, situated on the Cushendall road in Ballymena in Northern Ireland. It provides services to the people of Ballymena and County Antrim and is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. [1]

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History

The original Braid Valley building Old Braid Valley building building.jpg
The original Braid Valley building

The hospital has its origins in the Ballymena Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by George Wilkinson and completed in 1843. [2] The building cost £7,800, including furnishing of the interior of the building. On 3 November 1843, the building was officially declared suitable for opening. [2] Following this, two weeks later on 17 November, the first inmates were admitted to the workhouse. [2] The entrance block was subsequently demolished but the main building and the fever building survived and evolved to become the Braid Valley Hospital. [3]

A business case for a new Ballymena Health and Care Centre on the Braid Valley Hospital Site was approved by the Department of Health in March 2012. [4] The building, which was designed by a combination of Glaswegian practices Keppie Design and Hoskins Architects, was built by O'Hare and McGovern, who are based in Newry in Northern Ireland, at a cost of £25 million. [4] Covering an area of approximately 9,000m2, it is the largest of its kind in Northern Ireland. The Health Minister, Simon Hamilton officially opened the new facility in 2016. [4]

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References

  1. "Braid Valley Care Complex". Northern Health and Social Care Trust. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Higginbotham, Peter. "The Workhouse in Ballymena, Co. Antrim". www.workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "RIBA Journal Magazine: Architecture information and inspiration | RIBAJ". www.ribaj.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Minister opens New Health and Care Centre in Ballymena". Health. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019.