Buckland Hospital

Buckland Hospital
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Buckland Hospital
Buckland Hospital is located in Kent
Buckland Hospital
Shown in Kent
Geography
LocationDover, Kent, England
Coordinates51°07′56″N 1°17′32″E / 51.1321°N 1.2922°E / 51.1321; 1.2922
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
FundingPublic hospital
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1836
Links
Websitewww.ekhuft.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Buckland Hospital is a community hospital at Dover in Kent, England. It is managed by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

History[edit]

The hospital has its origins in the Dover Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1836.[1][2] This was replaced by a new infirmary in 1884 and a nurses' home was added in 1902.[1] It became the county hospital in 1943 and it joined the National Health Service as Buckland Hospital in 1948.[1] Funding for a purpose-built modern hospital on an adjacent site was approved in December 2012.[3] The new hospital, which incorporates a minor injury unit, was completed in June 2015.[4]

The site of the old hospital was bought by a developer for £1.5 million in December 2016.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Dover". Workhouses. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Buckland Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Dover's new community hospital nears completion". BBC. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "The new Buckland Hospital opens in Dover". Kent online. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Dover's former Buckland Hospital is set for a '1970s Soviet Russia' makeover". Kent Live. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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