Whitworth Hospital, Matlock

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Whitworth Hospital
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
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Whitworth Hospital
Whitworth Hospital, Matlock is located in Derbyshire
Whitworth Hospital, Matlock
Location in Derbyshire
Geography
LocationBakewell Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Coordinates53°09′01″N 1°34′23″W / 53.1503°N 1.5730°W / 53.1503; -1.5730Coordinates: 53°09′01″N 1°34′23″W / 53.1503°N 1.5730°W / 53.1503; -1.5730
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1889
Links
Websitewww.dchs.nhs.uk

Whitworth Hospital is a healthcare facility on the Bakewell Road between Darley Dale and Matlock in Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

The facility, which was founded by Lady Louisa Whitworth in memory of her husband Sir Joseph Whitworth, opened as the Whitworth Cottage Hospital in 1889.[1] It briefly closed in 1897 and was re-opened by the Duchess of Devonshire as the "Endowed Whitworth General and Infectious Hospitals (gifts to Darley district)" in 1898.[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Whitworth Hospital in 1948.[2] In January 2019 it was announced that the rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which had faced closure, would be retained.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Darley Dale, Whitworth Hospital". The Andrews Pages. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Whitworth Hospital, Matlock". National Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ "NHS bosses scrap plan to axe Whitworth Hospital rehabilitation ward". Matlock Mercury. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

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