Rothbury Community Hospital
| Rothbury Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | |
.jpg) Rothbury Community Hospital | |
  Shown in Northumberland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rothbury, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°18′24″N 1°54′50″W / 55.3068°N 1.9138°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Rothbury Community Hospital is a health facility at Rothbury, Northumberland, England. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The original facility was built as a private home known as Coquet House in 1872.[1] It was converted into the Coquetdale Cottage Hospital in 1905.[1] A maternity ward was added, as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the Second World War, in 1946.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948[2] and the adjoining Hawthorn Cottage was acquired in 1956.[1] After Hawthorn Cottage had been converted into a physiotherapy department, it was officially re-opened by Jimmy Savile in 1990.[1] After the old hospital became dilapidated, modern facilities were built in Whitton Bank Road and opened in 2007.[1] The new hospital closed to inpatients in September 2016[3] and in June 2019 the trust advised that a group was working on proposals for the future of remaining services at the hospital.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Cottage Hospital". Rothbury.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Coquetdale Cottage Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Ray of light for Rothbury community over closed inpatient beds". Northumberland Gazette. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Future of Rothbury hospital to be decided in the autumn following closure of beds two years ago". The Chronicle. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
