Brighton General Hospital

Brighton General Hospital
Sussex Community NHS Trust
Brighton General Hospital
Brighton General Hospital is located in East Sussex
Brighton General Hospital
Location within East Sussex
Geography
LocationBrighton, East Sussex, England
Coordinates50°49′52″N 0°06′52″W / 50.8310°N 0.1145°W / 50.8310; -0.1145
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeGeneral
History
Opened1867
Links
Websitewww.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Brighton General Hospital is an acute general hospital on Elm Grove in Brighton, East Sussex. It is managed by Sussex Community NHS Trust. The main Arundel building is Grade II listed.[1]

History

The hospital has its origins in the Brighton Workhouse Infirmary which was designed by George Maynard and opened in September 1867.[2] It was extended to create additional wards and pavilions in the 1880s.[2] The building served as the Kitchener Indian Hospital during the First World War.[2] It became Brighton Municipal Hospital in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as Brighton General Hospital in 1948.[2][3]

Development

In October 2018, the trust announced that it intended to sell most of the site for residential development.[4] The plan is to convert the listed buildings for residential use, and provide a new purpose-built community health facility on part of the site.[4]

Services

The hospital offers a range of screening, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services including paediatrics, elderly care, diabetic care, back care, audiology, physiotherapy, and specialist care for heart failure, MS and Parkinson's disease.[5] The trust says that despite its name, the site is no longer a hospital as it has various clinics but no overnight beds.[6]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Brighton General Hospital, Arundel Building (1380497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brighton". Workhouses. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Brighton General Hospital, Brighton". National Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Decision made on future of Brighton General Hospital site". The Argus. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Brighton General Hospital". Sussex Community NHS Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ #BuildBetterNHS in Brighton, retrieved 21 August 2023