Kidderminster Hospital is an acute general hospital in Kidderminster in Worcestershire, England. It is managed by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
| Kidderminster Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | |
 Kidderminster Hospital | |
  Shown in Worcestershire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°23′10″N 2°15′40″W / 52.3860°N 2.2611°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital has its origins in the Kidderminster Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed about 1884.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service as Kidderminster Infirmary and Children's Hospital in 1948.[2] It became Kidderminster and District General Hospital in 1974 and Kidderminster General Hospital in 2000.[2]
Standing for Parliament as an Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate at the 2001 general election, Richard Taylor campaigned largely on a single issue, that of restoring the accident & emergency department of Kidderminster Hospital, which had been closed the previous year.[3] A new treatment centre was opened by the Duchess of Gloucester on the site in April 2005.[4]
References
- ^ "Kidderminster". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Kidderminster Minor Injuries Unit, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster". National Archives. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Wyre Forest candidates back return of Kidderminster A&E". BBC News. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Celebrating 70 years of the NHS". Worcestershire Way. 1 July 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 15 December 2018.