Ripley Hospital

Ripley Hospital
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Shown in Derbyshire
Geography
Location	Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Coordinates	53°02′52″N1°24′39″W / 53.0479°N 1.4109°W / 53.0479; -1.4109
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Community
History
Opened	1912

Ripley Hospital is a health facility in Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility was commissioned after the death of a miner injured at Pentrich Colliery, who did not survive the road journey to Derby in time for treatment. ^{[1] [2]} It opened as Ripley Cottage Hospital in September 1912 and joined the National Health Service as Ripley Hospital in 1948. ^[3]

References

1. David Buxton, Pocket Images. Ripley and Codnor. 1994, Nonsuch Publishing Ltd, Gloucestershire.
2. "Community hospital is 100-years-old". Ripley and Heanor News. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
3. "Ripley Hospital, Ripley". National Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2020.