Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby
Hospital of St. Cross | |
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | |
Location in Warwickshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Barby Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°21′50″N 1°15′32″W / 52.3640°N 1.2589°WCoordinates: 52°21′50″N 1°15′32″W / 52.3640°N 1.2589°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | General |
Affiliated university | Warwick Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | No (has an urgent care centre) |
Beds | 110 |
History | |
Opened | 1884 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
The Hospital of St. Cross is a National Health Service hospital on Barby Road, in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, managed by the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. It is on the south edge of Rugby above a steep slope running down to the Sow Brook valley.
History[]
The hospital was founded by Richard Henry Wood DL, a stockbroker, and his wife, Elizabeth Wood (née Hatton)[1][2] to replace an earlier nursing home in Castle Street.[3] Named after the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester,[3] it was designed by Henry Wilson, of Gray's Inn Square,[4] and opened in July 1884.[5] The Victoria Diamond Jubilee Wing was opened the founder in July 1899, the children's wing was opened by Princess Henry of Battenburg in October 1907 and a new out-patient department was opened by the Duchess of York in April 1929.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] In the early-1990s, St Cross was enlarged, allowing it to take on the services of St Luke's Hospital in Rugby, which was closed in 1993.[6] A new Diamond Jubilee rehabilitation centre was opened by Princess Alexandra of Kent in April 2014.[7]
Facilities[]
The hospital has 110 beds and six operating theatres, which specialise in elective surgery. It has an urgent treatment centre, which is open every day, 24 hours a day, and a blood taking unit. It also provides rehabilitation, outpatient and screening services. A more extensive range of medical services are provided at the University Hospital Coventry which is the principal hospital serving the Coventry and Rugby area.[8][9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Founder". Friends of St Cross. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Obituary of Richard Henry Wood". Rugby Advertiser. 2 May 1908. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby 1884-1984" (PDF). Friends of St Cross. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Scott Gatty, Margaret (1900). "The Book of Sun-dials". London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 201–486.
- ^ "Hospital of St Cross, Rugby". Timetrail. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "St. Luke's Hospital, 1948 - 1993 and after". Rugby Local History Research Group. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Royal opening is a glowing tribute to Friends' work". Rugby Observer. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Hospital Of St Cross". NHS. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "A guide to services provided at the Hospital of St Cross". ReadKong. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
External links[]
- Buildings and structures in Rugby, Warwickshire
- Hospitals in Warwickshire
- NHS hospitals in England
- Hospitals established in 1884