Ripley Hospital
Ripley Hospital is a health facility in Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
| Ripley Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust | |
| |
  Shown in Derbyshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53.0479°N 1.4109°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
History
The facility was commissioned after the death of a miner injured at Pentrich Colliery, who did not survive the road journey to Derby in time for treatment.[1][2] It opened as Ripley Cottage Hospital in September 1912 and joined the National Health Service as Ripley Hospital in 1948.[3]
References
- David Buxton, Pocket Images. Ripley and Codnor. 1994, Nonsuch Publishing Ltd, Gloucestershire.
- "Community hospital is 100-years-old". Ripley and Heanor News. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Ripley Hospital, Ripley". National Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.