St Leonard's Hospital, Ferndown

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St Leonard's Hospital
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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St Leonard's Hospital
St Leonard's Hospital, Ferndown is located in Dorset
St Leonard's Hospital, Ferndown
Shown in Dorset
Geography
LocationFerndown, Dorset, England
Coordinates50°49′03″N 1°51′22″W / 50.8176°N 1.85612°W / 50.8176; -1.85612Coordinates: 50°49′03″N 1°51′22″W / 50.8176°N 1.85612°W / 50.8176; -1.85612
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1942
Links
Websitewww.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

St Leonard's Hospital is a health facility in Ferndown, Dorset, England. It is managed by Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

The facility was built for American and Canadian military personnel arriving at Hurn Airport and was completed in 1942 during the Second World War.[1] At the end of the war General Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to commemorate the event.[2] It joined the National Health Service as a geriatric facility in 1948 and, after most of the wartime buildings were cleared away in the 1960s, a small community hospital was established on the site.[1] In September 2018 the Fayrewood Ward was closed as services started to transfer to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Redevelopment of the former St Leonards Hospital: Development Brief" (PDF). Dorset Council. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Historic water tower to be demolished - but Eisenhower's oak will remain". Daily Echo. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "St Leonard's Community Hospital due to close this September". Mags for Dorset. 1 July 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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