Western General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull

Western General Hospital
The former Western General Hospital
Western General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Western General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull
Shown in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Geography
LocationKingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°44′42″N 0°21′32″W / 53.7451°N 0.3589°W / 53.7451; -0.3589
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeDistrict General
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1914
Closed1966
Links
ListsHospitals in England

The Western General Hospital was an acute general hospital in Kingston upon Hull, England.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Anlaby Road Institution Infirmary which was built between 1912 and 1914 to serve the sick from the local workhouse.[1] During the First World War, the hospital was expanded to receive casualties from the Western Front who had arrived, often badly wounded, at Paragon Station.[2] It became a naval hospital for injured sailors in April 1917.[2]

It joined the National Health Service as the Western General Hospital in 1948 and, after services transferred to the Hull Royal Infirmary, it closed in 1966.[3] The building, which became known as the Haughton Building,[4] continued to be used by the Hull Royal Infirmary for storage purposes until it was demolished to make way for a helipad in 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hull". Workhouses. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Hull Royal Infirmary Naval Hospital". Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Western General Hospital, Hull". National Archives. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Building steeped in history demolished to make way for £500,000 helipad". Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.