Paulton Memorial Hospital
Paulton Memorial Hospital | |
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Virgin Care | |
![]() Paulton Memorial Hospital | |
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![]() ![]() Shown in Somerset | |
Geography | |
Location | Paulton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°17′56″N 2°29′36″W / 51.298788°N 2.493467°WCoordinates: 51°17′56″N 2°29′36″W / 51.298788°N 2.493467°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Community |
Services | |
Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 28 |
History | |
Opened | 1872 |
Links | |
Website | virgincare |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Paulton Memorial Hospital is a community hospital located in the village of Paulton, Somerset, approximately 12 miles (19 km) from Bath, managed by Virgin Care.
History[]
The original hospital was founded by Dr Alexander Waugh and Mrs John George Mogg,[1] and was opened by Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, in October 1872.[2] Extensively upgraded facilities were opened in January 1997.[3] In 2003, plans to close the hospital, as well as a petition to keep it open, were debated in Parliament.[4]
Services[]
There are 28 beds for inpatients in the hospital ward including six single rooms and the largest bay having six beds. An outpatient service operates five days a week Monday to Friday. Bath and North East Somerset Primary Care Trust provide a specialist local outpatient service. The hospital also has other specialists offering advice, e.g. diabetic nurse specialist, continence advisors, and a one-stop INR clinic weekly and diagnostic ultrasound scans once or twice weekly. The hospital also has a maternity unit, managed by Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust which performs approximately 120 deliveries a year.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Obituary: Alexander Waugh". British Medical Journal. 22 December 1906. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Paulton Memorial Hospital, Paulton". National Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "£750,000 spent at Paulton Hospital, thanks to Farmer's Legacy". The Midsomer, Norton, Radstock & District Journal. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Keynsham and Paulton Hospitals". Hansard. 10 September 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2006.
- ^ "Paulton Birth Centre". Which?. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- Hospitals established in 1872
- Hospitals in Somerset
- Hospital buildings completed in 1997
- NHS hospitals in England
- 1872 establishments in England