Western General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull
| Western General Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The former Western General Hospital | |
  Shown in the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°44′42″N 0°21′32″W / 53.7451°N 0.3589°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Closed | 1966 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Western General Hospital was an acute general hospital in Kingston upon Hull, England.
History
[edit]The hospital has its origins in the Anlaby Road Institution Infirmary which was built between 1912 and 1914 to serve the sick from the local workhouse.[1] During the First World War, the hospital was expanded to receive casualties from the Western Front who had arrived, often badly wounded, at Paragon Station.[2] It became a naval hospital for injured sailors in April 1917.[2]
It joined the National Health Service as the Western General Hospital in 1948 and, after services transferred to the Hull Royal Infirmary, it closed in 1966.[3] The building, which became known as the Haughton Building,[4] continued to be used by the Hull Royal Infirmary for storage purposes until it was demolished to make way for a helipad in 2017.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hull". Workhouses. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Hull Royal Infirmary Naval Hospital". Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Western General Hospital, Hull". National Archives. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Building steeped in history demolished to make way for £500,000 helipad". Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.