County Hospital Louth
County Hospital Louth | |
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | High Holme Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°22′17″N 0°00′34″W / 53.3713°N 0.0094°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | Community |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1837 |
Links | |
Website | www |
County Hospital Louth is a healthcare facility in High Holme Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It is managed by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
[edit]The facility, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, opened as Louth Union Workhouse in 1837.[1] An infirmary was built at the rear of the site.[1] It became the Louth County Infirmary in 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it became County Hospital Louth in 1955.[2] A major programme of fire protection works was carried out at the hospital in autumn 2017.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Louth". Workhouses. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Louth County Hospital, Louth". National Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Millions of pounds is being invested in county hospitals". Gainsborough Standard. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Louth hospital upgrade work starts after fire concerns". BBC. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.