Whitworth Hospital, Matlock
Whitworth Hospital is a healthcare facility on the Bakewell Road between Darley Dale and Matlock in Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
Whitworth Hospital | |
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust | |
Location in Derbyshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Bakewell Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, England |
Coordinates | 53.1503°N 1.5730°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Community |
History | |
Opened | 1889 |
Links | |
Website | www |
History
The facility, which was founded by Lady Louisa Whitworth in memory of her husband Sir Joseph Whitworth, opened as the Whitworth Cottage Hospital in 1889.[1] It briefly closed in 1897 and was re-opened by the Duchess of Devonshire as the "Endowed Whitworth General and Infectious Hospitals (gifts to Darley district)" in 1898.[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Whitworth Hospital in 1948.[2] In January 2019 it was announced that the rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which had faced closure, would be retained.[3]
References
- "Darley Dale, Whitworth Hospital". The Andrews Pages. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- "Whitworth Hospital, Matlock". National Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- "NHS bosses scrap plan to axe Whitworth Hospital rehabilitation ward". Matlock Mercury. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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