Chester-le-Street Hospital

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Chester-le-Street Hospital
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Chester-le-Street Hospital
Chester-le-Street Hospital is located in County Durham
Chester-le-Street Hospital
Shown in County Durham
Geography
LocationRelton Road, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England
Coordinates54°51′04″N 1°34′30″W / 54.8510°N 1.5751°W / 54.8510; -1.5751
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1856
Links
Websitewww.cddft.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Chester-le-Street Hospital is a health facility in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is managed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

History[edit]

The facility has its origins in the Chester-le-Street Union Workhouse which was designed by Matthew Thompson and opened in 1856.[1] A new infirmary and isolation block were added to the south of the workhouse in 1898.[1] It joined the National Health Service as Chester-le-Street Hospital in 1948.[2] A new hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2000: it was built by Robertson Group at a cost of £12 million and completed in 2003.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Chester-le-Street". Workhouses. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Chester-le-Street Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ "New hospital opens its doors". BBC. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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