Zachary Merton Hospital
| Zachary Merton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | |
.jpg) Zachary Merton Hospital | |
  Shown in West Sussex | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rustington, West Sussex, England |
| Coordinates | 50°48′28″N 0°30′03″W / 50.8079°N 0.5007°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Zachary Merton Hospital is a health facility at Glenville Road, Rustington, West Sussex, England. It is managed by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
History
[edit]The facility, which was financed by a trust fund established by Zachary Merton, was opened as a convalescent home in April 1937.[1] It became a maternity hospital in 1939[2] and, after joining the National Health Service as the Zachary Merton Maternity Home in 1948,[3] it became a community hospital in 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zachary Merton Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Exhibition tells story of Rustington community hospital". Littlehampton Gazette. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Zachary Merton Hospital, Littlehampton". National Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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