Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely

The Princess of Wales Hospital is a healthcare facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

For the hospital in Bridgend, see Princess of Wales Hospital. For the hospital in Grimsby, see Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.
Princess of Wales Hospital
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Princess of Wales Hospital
Location in Cambridgeshire
Geography
LocationEly, Cambridgeshire, England
Coordinates52.4132°N 0.2755°E / 52.4132; 0.2755
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1939
Links
Websitewww.cpft.nhs.uk

History

The facility was established as the Royal Air Force Hospital Ely in 1939.[1] It treated military casualties during the Second World War.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, following a visit by the Princess of Wales in 1987, it was renamed the Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital.[2] Despite a decision by the Royal Air Force to close the facility in 1992, it was saved from closure as a result of pressure from Action for a Community Hospital in Ely, a local pressure group.[3] It was subsequently managed on a civilian basis and renamed the Princess of Wales Hospital.[4]

References
  1. Lane, Joan (2001). A Social History of Medicine: Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950. Routledge. p. 183. ISBN 978-0415200370.
  2. "It's coming home". Spotted in Ely. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "NHS bosses unveil beginnings of master plan to re-develop Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely - a decision warmly welcomed". Ely Standard. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely". National Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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