Chester-le-Street Hospital

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Chester-le-Street Hospital
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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Chester-le-Street Hospital
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Shown in County Durham
Geography
LocationRelton Road, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England
Coordinates 54°51′04″N1°34′30″W / 54.8510°N 1.5751°W / 54.8510; -1.5751
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type Community
History
Opened1856
Links
Website www.cddft.nhs.uk
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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.

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History

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

  1. 1 2 "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.