Roe Valley Hospital

Roe Valley Hospital
Roe Valley Hospital
Location in Northern Ireland
Geography
Location	Benevenagh Drive, Limavady, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	55°02′53″N6°56′28″W / 55.0480°N 6.9410°W / 55.0480; -6.9410
Organisation
Care system	Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Type	Community
History
Opened	1842
Closed	1997

Roe Valley Hospital is a health facility in Benevenagh Drive, Limavady, Northern Ireland, managed by the Western Health and Social Care Trust. It currently offers local health services, such as diabetes services, occupational therapy and urology services.

History

The facility has its origins in the Newtown Limavady Union Workhouse which was designed by George Wilkinson and was completed in March 1842. ^[1] It became the Limavady District Hospital in 1932 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, the facility evolved to become Roe Valley Hospital. ^[2] After services transferred to Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Roe Valley Hospital closed in 1997. ^[3] The buildings were subsequently restored by the Limavady Community Development Initiative, a local charity, allowing visitors to see the original gatehouse and one of the dormitories as well as access some of the salvaged archive. ^[3] In 2011 the facility was used as the venue for a play by a local theatre company ^[4] and it continues to be used for local health services such as diabetes clinics. ^[5]

Services

Roe Valley Hospital currently offers local health services, such as diabetes services, occupational therapy and urology services. ^[6] Limavady Ambulance Station is located on the hospital grounds, and Limavady Health Centre is located beside the hospital. ^[7] Additionally to the diabetes services, Roe Valley Hospital hosts support groups such as the Limavady Diabetes Support Group, ^[8] with one of the volunteers being nominated for the Supporting Others Award at the national Inspire Awards by Diabetes UK. ^[9]

References

1. "Newtown Limavady". Workhouses. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. "Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady". National Archives. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. "The Limavady Workhouse". Northern Ireland Community Archives. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
4. "Former Limavady workhouse setting for Kabosh play on poverty". BBC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
5. "Diabetes UK: Limavady Group". Family Support Northern Ireland. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
6. "Roe Valley Hospital | Western Health & Social Care Trust". westerntrust.hscni.net. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
7. "Limavady Health Centre". www.limavadyhealthcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
8. "'˜More than just a support group'". Derry Journal . 23 February 2016.
9. "'˜Inspirational' Limavady volunteer nominated for national award". Derry Journal . 8 July 2016.