Petersfield Hospital
| Petersfield Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Petersfield Hospital | |
  Shown in Hampshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Swan Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°00′14″N 0°56′32″W / 51.0040°N 0.9423°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Petersfield Hospital is a health facility in Swan Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is managed by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.
History
[edit]The facility has its origins in the Petersfield Cottage Hospital which was established in Swan Street at the initiative of Dr. Albert Warren Leachman with five beds in April 1871.[1][2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, but after it becoming dilapidated, it was replaced by a modern community hospital in 1992.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Illness in Steep 1870-1883" (PDF). Steep and Stroud Newsletter. 1 December 2017. p. 17. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "A brief history of Petersfield". Local Histories. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "The doctor will see you now". Hampshire Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
External links
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