York Hospital

York Hospital is a teaching hospital in York, England. It is managed by York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust which also runs several other hospitals in North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, including Scarborough Hospital, Bridlington Hospital and Malton Community Hospital.

York Hospital
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York Hospital
York Hospital is located in North Yorkshire
York Hospital
Geography
LocationWigginton Road, York, North Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53.9705°N 1.0835°W / 53.9705; -1.0835
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeTeaching, District General
Affiliated universityHull York Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds700+
History
Opened1976
Links
Websitewww.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/york-hospital/
ListsHospitals in England

History
The hospital site

The present facility on Wigginton Road, which replaced numerous other facilities, including Acomb Hospital, Deighton Grove Hospital, Fulford Hospital, the Military Hospital, Yearsley Bridge Hospital, York City Hospital and York County Hospital, was designed by Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker and Bor and built and equipped at a cost of £12.5 million between 1971 and 1976.[1] It was officially opened by Princess Alexandra on 28 July 1977.[1]

Services

There is an urgent care centre at York Hospital which is open every day.[2] Hospedia gives patients and staff entertainment and music through the day and night. It also provides some specialist shows, including live commentary from nearby York City Football Club.[3] It has over 700 beds.[4]

See also

References
  1. Webb, Katherine A. (2002). From County Hospital to NHS Trust: The History and Archives of NHS Services, Hospitals and Management in York, 1740-2000. Vol. 1. Borthwick Texts and Calendars. p. 175. ISBN 0-903857-99-5.
  2. "Need treatment or care?". Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. "Hospital television charges defended". York Press. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. "York Hospital". York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to York Hospital.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.