Warwick Hospital

Warwick Hospital on Lakin Road in the northwest of Warwick, Warwickshire, England is run by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.[1]

Warwick Hospital
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
The main entrance on Lakin Road, Warwick.
Shown In Warwickshire
Geography
LocationWarwick, Warwickshire, England
Coordinates52.2903°N 1.5836°W / 52.2903; -1.5836
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityWarwick Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds350
History
Opened1848
Links
Websitewww.swft.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/warwick-hospital

History

The facility has its origins in the infirmary built for the Warwick Union Poorhouse in Union Road (now Lakin Road) in 1848.[2] The infirmary was extended in 1857 and 1876 with a chapel and mortuary following in 1883.[2] A new purpose-built hospital was completed in 1903 and the old workhouse, which became known as the Warwick Public Assistance Institution, was integrated into the new hospital after 1930.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and the Public Assistance Institution ceased to operate as a separate body from 1949.[3]

The main maternity unit for the district was moved from Warneford Hospital in Leamington Spa to Warwick in 1993.[4] A new cancer centre known as the Aylesford Unit opened in a dedicated building in February 2010.[5] The hospital also started work on a new birthing centre in 2018.[6]

  • Old buildings
  • Education Centre

See also

References
  1. "How to get there". NHS: South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
  2. "Warwick". Workhouses. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "Warwick Public Assistance Institution, Warwick". National Archives. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. "Remembering the Warneford". District Advertiser. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "New Cancer Unit a Warwick Hospital, Warwickshire Life". Warwickshire Life. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. "Work starts on hospital's new birthing centre". Stratford Herald. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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