Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe

Queen Victoria Hospital
Queen Victoria Hospital
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
	Queen Victoria Hospital
	Shown in Lancashire
Geography
Location	Thornton Road, Morecambe, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°04′22″N 2°51′33″W / 54.0728°N 2.8591°WCoordinates: 54°04′22″N 2°51′33″W / 54.0728°N 2.8591°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	General
History
Opened	1902
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

The Queen Victoria Hospital is a health facility on Thornton Road in Thornton Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

The foundation stone for the facility was laid in August 1900.^[1] It was opened by Lord Lathom as the Morecambe Queen Victoria Cottage Hospital in September 1902.^[1] Additions included a small extension in 1912, a new female wing in 1923 and a mortuary in 1932 as well as a nurses' home in 1934.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.^[2] The main hospital was demolished in 2002 and replaced by a modern health centre which retained the Queen Victoria Hospital name.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Queen Vic reigns no more". The Visitor. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe". Hansard. 3 July 1950. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "Row over name change for new Queen Vic building". The Visitor. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[visitor-1] "Queen Vic reigns no more". The Visitor. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[2] "Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe". Hansard. 3 July 1950. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[3] "Row over name change for new Queen Vic building". The Visitor. 14 February 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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