Rossendale General Hospital

Rossendale General Hospital
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
The former workhouse building at Rossendale General Hospital
Shown in Lancashire
Geography
Location	Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England
Coordinates	53°41′53″N2°18′35″W / 53.6981°N 2.3097°W / 53.6981; -2.3097
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Funding	Government hospital
Type	General
History
Opened	1912
Closed	2010
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

Rossendale General Hospital was an acute general hospital at Rawtenstall in Lancashire. It was managed by the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in an infirmary established to support Haslingden Workhouse in 1912. ^[1] This infirmary was initially known as the Moorlands Infirmary and, after it had taken over the old workhouse, it became Moorlands Public Assistance Infirmary in 1945. ^[2] It was renamed Rossendale General Hospital on joining the National Health Service in 1948. ^[2] After services moved to the new Rossendale Primary Healthcare Centre, the hospital closed in September 2010. ^[3] The workhouse and infirmary buildings were all demolished in late 2013 and the site was subsequently developed by Taylor Wimpey for residential use. ^[4]

References

1. "Haslingden". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "Rossendale General Hospital, Rawtenstall". National Archives. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. "Final closure of Rossendale hospital". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. "Rossendale Hospital demolition work starts". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2018.