Zachary Merton Hospital

Zachary Merton Hospital is a health facility at Glenville Road, Rustington, West Sussex, England. It is managed by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Zachary Merton Hospital
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Zachary Merton Hospital
Zachary Merton Hospital is located in West Sussex
Zachary Merton Hospital
Shown in West Sussex
Geography
LocationRustington, West Sussex, England
Coordinates50°48′28″N 0°30′03″W / 50.8079°N 0.5007°W / 50.8079; -0.5007
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1937
Links
Websitewww.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/services/locations/zachary-merton-hospital.htm Edit this at Wikidata

History edit

The facility, which was financed by a trust fund established by Zachary Merton, was opened as a convalescent home in April 1937.[1] It became a maternity hospital in 1939[2] and, after joining the National Health Service as the Zachary Merton Maternity Home in 1948,[3] it became a community hospital in 1979.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Zachary Merton Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Exhibition tells story of Rustington community hospital". Littlehampton Gazette. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Zachary Merton Hospital, Littlehampton". National Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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