The renal unit in Tyrone County Hospital opened in August 1989 as a satellite of Belfast City Hospital and developed as an autonomous sub-regional unit from 1993.

From bottom left: TCH front entrance; Top of the Town over Bell’s Bridge; Dialysis Unit; the Sperrins.

The unit subsequently became part of the Western Health and Social Care Trust, and along with its sister unit in Altnagelvin Hospital, provides a comprehensive renal service to a population of around half a million in the north-west and south-western part of Northern Ireland. 

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Unknown – content transferred from historic Renal Association website.

Last Updated on September 27, 2025 by neilturn