Halton General Hospital

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| Name = Halton General Hospital

| Org/Group = Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

| Image = NHS Treatment Centre, Halton Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 747632.jpg

| Caption = Halton General Hospital

| map_type = Cheshire

| map_caption = Shown in Cheshire

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| Location = Runcorn

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| Region = Cheshire

| Country = England

| Coordinates = {{Coord|53.3239|N|2.6943|W|type:landmark_region:GB-WRL|display=inline,title}}

| HealthCare = NHS

| Type = General

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| Emergency = No

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| Founded = {{Start date|1976|df=yes}}

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| Website = {{URL|https://www.whh.nhs.uk/}}

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Halton General Hospital is a health facility at Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is managed by the Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The first phase of the hospital, which consisted of out-patient facilities, opened on 21 September 1976; the second phase, which involved in-patient facilities, was completed in 1985.{{cite web|url=http://moderngov.halton.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=1499|page=4|title="Better care, sustainable services"|publisher=North Cheshire NHS Trust|accessdate=9 December 2018}} Management of the hospital passed to the Halton General Hospital NHS Trust in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2466/made?view=plain|title=The Halton General Hospital National Health Service Trust (Establishment) Order 1992|publisher=Legislation.co.uk|accessdate=9 December 2018}} The minor injuries unit was refurbished in November 2003 and a new urgent care centre was established at the hospital in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/12921158.new-urgent-care-unit-at-halton-hospital-helps-to-ease-pressure-on-ae/|title=New urgent care unit at Halton Hospital helps to ease pressure on A&E|date=29 April 2015|publisher=Runcorn & Widnes World|accessdate=9 December 2018}}

In 2018 it was proposed the hospital be replaced with a modern treatment centre.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/halton-hospital-demolished-under-treatment-14283835|title=Halton Hospital to be demolished under treatment centre expansion plan|date=13 February 2018|publisher=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=9 December 2018}}

References

Category:Hospitals in Cheshire

Category:NHS hospitals in England

Category:Buildings and structures in Runcorn