Cheltenham General Hospital
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{{Short description|Hospital in Cheltenham, England}}
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| Name = Cheltenham General Hospital
| Org/Group = Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Image = Cheltenham General Hospital (geograph 6292873).jpg
| Caption = View of the hospital on Sandford Road
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| location = Sandford Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates = {{Coord|51.8925|-2.0715|type:landmark_region:GB-NWP|display=title,inline}}
| healthcare = National Health Service
| Type = General
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| Emergency = Yes
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| Founded = 1813
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| website = {{URL|https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/}}
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| map_type = Gloucestershire
| map_caption = Shown in Gloucestershire
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Cheltenham General Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, run by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It provides general hospital services including Accident and Emergency. The Trust headquarters are based at the hospital in Alexandra House.{{cite web |title=Who are we and what we do |url=https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/about-us/our-trust/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/#trust-headquarters |website=gloshospitals.nhs.uk |access-date=21 March 2025}}
History
The Cheltenham Provident Dispensary was founded in 1813, and after moving to Seward House, was renamed Cheltenham General Hospital in 1839. The new General Hospital building in Sandford Road, designed by D. J. Humphries and built between 1848 and 1849, has since served as the main hospital in Cheltenham. It took over the operation of the Cheltenham Ophthalmic Hospital c.1882, and joined the National Health Service in 1948.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=040-ho3&cid=0#0 |title=Records of Cheltenham General Hospital |publisher=The National Archives |date= |accessdate=12 September 2015}}
The popular entertainer Eric Morecambe died at the hospital in 1984.McGann, (1999), p. 300
Services
Cheltenham General Hospital provides general hospital services as well as some specialist services. There are 16 wards, a number of specialist departments and a minor injuries unit.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-11|title=Cheltenham A&E could remain closed until March 2021|url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2020-09-11/cheltenham-general-hospitals-a-and-e-department-could-remain-closed-until-march-2021-due-to-covid-19|access-date=2021-01-06|website=ITV News|language=en}} The specialist Oncology Centre is a centre of excellence and the hub of the Three Counties Cancer Network. Additional specialisms include ophthalmology, with a Diabetic Eye Screening Unit.{{cite web|url=http://www.diabetesglos.org.uk/2014/11/20/eye-screening-research-project/|title=Eye Screening Research Project|date=20 November 2014|publisher=Diabetes UK|accessdate=21 April 2018}}
See also
References
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Sources
- {{cite book|last=McCann|first=Graham|title=Morecambe & Wise|year=1999|publisher=Fourth Estate|isbn=978-1857029116|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/morecambewise0000mcca}}
External links
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- [https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ Trust website]
- [https://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=2231 Cheltenham General Hospital on the NHS website]
- [https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/RTE01 Inspection reports] from the Care Quality Commission
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Category:Hospitals in Gloucestershire
Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1849