Cheltenham General Hospital

Cheltenham General Hospital
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
View of the hospital across the college cricket ground
Shown in Gloucestershire
Geography
Location Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°53′32″N 2°04′27″W / 51.892156°N 2.0742387°W / 51.892156; -2.0742387Coordinates: 51°53′32″N 2°04′27″W / 51.892156°N 2.0742387°W / 51.892156; -2.0742387
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type General
History
Founded 1813
Links
Website Website
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Cheltenham General Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, run by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It provides general hospital services including Accident and Emergency.

History

The Cheltenham Provident Dispensary was founded in 1813, and after moving to Seward House, was renamed Cheltenham General Hospital in 1839. The new General Hospital building in Sandford Road was designed by D. J. Humphries and built between 1848 and 1849 and since then it served as the main hospital in Cheltenham. It took over the operation of the Cheltenham Ophthalmic Hospital c.1882, and was brought under the control of the National Health Service in 1948.[1]

Notable events

Present day

Cheltenham General Hospital provides general hospital services as well as some specialist services. There are 16 wards and a number of other specialist departments. It has a 24-hour emergency department. The specialist Oncology Centre is a centre of excellence and the hub of the Three Counties Cancer Network. Additional specialisms include Ophthalmology, with a Diabetic Eye Screening Unit.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Records of Cheltenham General Hospital". The National Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ↑ McGann, (1999), p. 300
  3. ↑ "Eye Screening Research Project". Diabetes UK. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

Sources

  • McCann, Graham (1999). Morecambe & Wise. Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1857029116.
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