The idea of building a private hospital was conceived in 1972 when the last nursing home in Belfast capable of dealing with operative surgery closed. The late Mr Gavin Boyd, Consultant Gynaecologist, heading a committee of medical consultants and businessmen accepted the challenge to raise enough money to design, build and run a small private hospital. As a result of the efforts of the committee, the Ulster Independent Clinic was opened in 1979 on a site in Belfast some 3 miles south of the city centre. The Clinic set new standards for independent healthcare and private facilities not available elsewhere in the Province at that time.

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