Epsom Cottage Hospital

Epsom and Ewell Cottage Hospital is a small hospital in West Park Road, Horton Lane, Epsom, Surrey. It is managed by CSH Surrey.[1]

Epsom Cottage Hospital
CSH Surrey
Epsom Cottage Hospital
Epsom Cottage Hospital is located in Surrey
Epsom Cottage Hospital
Shown in Surrey
Geography
LocationWest Park Road, Horton Lane, Epsom, Surrey, England
Coordinates51°20′31″N 0°18′05″W / 51.3419°N 0.3013°W / 51.3419; -0.3013
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1873
Links
Websitewww.cshsurrey.co.uk
ListsHospitals in England

History

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The hospital has its origins in a facility established at Pembroke Cottages at Pikes Hill in April 1873.[2] It moved to Hawthorn Place in 1877 and to Alexandra Road in 1889.[2] Emily Davison died at the hospital after being hit by King George V's horse Anmer at the 1913 Derby when she walked onto the track during the race.[3][4]

The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] Although the hospital officially closed in 1988, the facility is still used for the physiotherapy and rehabilitation.[5]

Notable Staff

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  • Susie Dunham, (1861-1917) Matron - July 1903 until her death in 1917.[6] Dunham trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes between 1891 and 1893, and worked there as a Staff Nurse until 1901.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "New Epsom and Ewell Community Hospital: Overview". NHS. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Epsom and Ewell Cottage Hospital, Records". National Archives. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ Morley & Stanley 1988, p. 103.
  4. ^ Tanner 2013, pp. 284–285.
  5. ^ "New Epsom and Ewell Community Hospital: Services". NHS. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons’? A study of Eva Lückes’s influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
  7. ^ Susie Dunham, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/4, 20; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London Susie Dunham, Register of Sisters and Nurses; RLHLH/N/4/1/144; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London

Sources

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  • Morley, Ann; Stanley, Liz (1988). The Life and Death of Emily Wilding Davison. London: The Women's Press. ISBN 978-0-7043-4133-3.
  • Tanner, Michael (2013). The Suffragette Derby. London: The Robson Press. ISBN 978-1-8495-4518-1.