Monkwearmouth Hospital

Monkwearmouth Hospital is a mental health facility on Newcastle Road, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, England. It is managed by the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

Monkwearmouth Hospital
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
The old Monkwearmouth and Southwick Hospital on Roker Road
Shown in Tyne and Wear
Geography
LocationSunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates54.9239°N 1.3864°W / 54.9239; -1.3864
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeMental health
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1873
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital has its origins in the Monkwearmouth and Southwick Dispensary which was established on Roker Road in July 1873 through the efforts of the Reverend Canon Miles, the local parish vicar, and financial support from Samuel Tyzack, a local businessman.[1] Two additional wards were added in February 1896.[1] It became the Monkwearmouth and Southwick Hospital in 1896 and, after it moved to new facilities which opened in Newcastle Road in July 1932, it joined the National Health Service as the Sunderland Orthopaedic and Accident Hospital in 1948.[2] A new ward for patients with mental health difficulties known as the Cleadon Ward opened at the hospital in October 2016.[3]

References
  1. "The Monkwearmouth and Southwick Hospital" (PDF). Sunderland Antiquarian Society. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "Monkwearmouth Hospital, Sunderland". National Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Take a look inside Wearside's new ward for mental health patients". Sunderland Echo. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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