Ashford Hospital is a general hospital in Ashford, Surrey. It is managed by the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Ashford Hospital | |
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | London Road, Ashford, Surrey TW15 3AA, England |
Coordinates | 51°26′39″N 0°28′23″W / 51.444057°N 0.472998°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | District General |
Affiliated university | Imperial College London |
History | |
Opened | Mid-19th century |
Links | |
Website | www |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the Staines Poor Law Union Infirmary which opened in the mid-19th century.[1][2] It became the Staines Emergency Hospital in September 1939, Staines County Hospital in December 1941 and Ashford County Hospital in June 1945.[3] It joined the National Health Service as Ashford Hospital in 1948.[3] A new nurses' home was completed in December 1956 and new out-patients and accident and emergency departments were added in 1966.[1] A new maternity unit followed in 1968.[1]
The hospital was completely redeveloped in the early 1990s and the new facilities opened in September 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ashford Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Staines". Workhouses. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Ashford Hospital, Ashford". National Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.