Birkenhead General Hospital

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Birkenhead General Hospital
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Birkenhead Borough Hospital
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Shown in Merseyside
Geography
LocationPark Road North, Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°23′45″N3°02′04″W / 53.395817°N 3.034507°W / 53.395817; -3.034507 Coordinates: 53°23′45″N3°02′04″W / 53.395817°N 3.034507°W / 53.395817; -3.034507
Organisation
Care system National Health Service
Funding Government hospital
Hospital type General
History
Founded1863 [1]
Closed1982 [2]

Birkenhead General Hospital (known as Birkenhead Borough Hospital until 1926) was a hospital situated on Park Road North, between Prince Edward Street and Livingstone Street, in Birkenhead, England.

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History

The hospital was built in 1862 and opened the following year as Borough Hospital. [1] The name was changed to Birkenhead General Hospital in 1926. [1] From 1948 it was run by the Birkenhead Hospital Management Committee, and after 1974 by the Wirral Area Health Authority. [2] After services were transferred to the newly opened Arrowe Park Hospital, the building ceased to be used in 1982. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bidston 1978, p. 28
  2. 1 2 3 "Birkenhead General Hospital, Birkenhead". National Archives. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

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