Eastbourne District General Hospital

Eastbourne District General Hospital
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Eastbourne District General Hospital
Location in East Sussex
Geography
Location	Kings Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	50°47′11″N0°16′11″E / 50.7864829°N 0.2697638°E / 50.7864829; 0.2697638
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	District general
Affiliated university	None
Patron	None
Services
Emergency department	Accident & Emergency
Beds	380
History
Opened	1977
Links
Website	www.esht.nhs.uk/hospitals-and-community/eastbourne-dgh/
Lists	Hospitals in England

Eastbourne District General Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Eastbourne in East Sussex, England. It is managed by the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

History

The hospital, which was built in the mid-1970s by local building contractor Walter Llewellyn & Sons Ltd, ^[1] was officially opened by Princess Alexandra in 1977. ^[2] It was expanded in 1989 under a scheme which allowed the old Victorian St Mary's Hospital to close and be demolished in 1990. ^[3] In 2015 the hospital confirmed that it had sent off a sample, taken from a patient with a history of travel in West Africa, for precautionary ebola testing at Public Health England. ^[4]

See also

• Healthcare in Sussex
• List of hospitals in England

References

1. Eastbourne District General Hospital. Vol. 35. Hospital Management. 1972. p. 139. CTC have overall responsibility to the board for completion and commissioning in conjunction with Walter Llewellyn, the main building contractor
2. "Free health advice 'from the cradle to the grave'". Eastbourne Herald. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
3. "St Mary's Hospital, Barracks & Workhouse". Visit Eastbourne. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
4. "Possible Ebola victim at Eastbourne District General Hospital". Pevensey Bay Life. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

External links

• Official site