Erith and District Hospital

Erith and District Hospital
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Erith and District Hospital
Shown in Bexley
Geography
Location	Erith, London, England
Coordinates	51°28′38″N0°10′00″E / 51.4771°N 0.1667°E / 51.4771; 0.1667
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Services
Emergency department	Urgent care centre only
History
Opened	1871
Links
Website	www.dgt.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/visiting-erith-and-district-hospital

Erith and District Hospital is a hospital in Erith in the London Borough of Bexley. Its former X-Ray Department, which is located underground, is a Grade II listed building. ^[1] The Hurley Group manage the Urgent Care Centre and have done so since October 2014. ^[2]

History

The facility has its origins in a couple of cottages on Crayford Road which were converted for clinical use as the Erith, Crayford, Belvedere, and Abbey Wood Hospital in 1871. ^[3] It moved to new facilities in Erith High Street in 1875 and to purpose-built premises in Park Crescent, which were officially opened by the Prince of Wales, in 1924. ^[3] It was extended in 1933 and an underground hospital, operated as part of the Emergency Medical Service, was built in 1938 and was in use throughout the Second World War. ^[3] It joined the National Health Service as Erith and District Hospital in 1948 ^[4] and a new outpatient department was completed in 1954. ^[3]

References

1. Historic England. "The X-Ray Department, Formerly the Underground Hospital, Erith and District Hospital (1393267)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 February 2020.
2. "Urgent care". hurleygroup.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
3. "Erith and District Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
4. "Erith and District Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Erith and District Hospital on the NHS website
• Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission