Princess of Wales Hospital | |
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England |
Coordinates | 52°24′48″N0°16′32″E / 52.4132°N 0.2755°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Community |
History | |
Opened | 1939 |
Links | |
Website | www |
The Princess of Wales Hospital is a healthcare facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
The facility was established as the Royal Air Force Hospital Ely in 1939. [1] It treated military casualties during the Second World War. [2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, following a visit by the Princess of Wales in 1987, it was renamed the Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital. [2] Despite a decision by the Royal Air Force to close the facility in 1992, it was saved from closure as a result of pressure from Action for a Community Hospital in Ely, a local pressure group. [3] It was subsequently managed on a civilian basis and renamed the Princess of Wales Hospital. [4]
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