Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
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Shown in Greater Manchester
Geography
LocationWigan Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°33′29″N2°37′47″W / 53.5581°N 2.6296°W / 53.5581; -2.6296
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type General hospital
Services
Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1796
Links
Website www.wwl.nhs.uk
Lists Hospitals in England

The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, also known as the Wigan Infirmary, is a health facility in Wigan Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

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History

The facility has its origins in the Wigan Dispensary which was established in King Street in 1796. [1] The foundation stone for the current facility in Wigan Lane was laid by the Earl of Crawford in 1870. [2] General Sir James Lindsay, who had seen action in the Red River Rebellion, was in attendance for the ceremony. [2] The new building, which was designed by Thomas Worthington and Joseph Hanson, was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1873. [2] A children's ward was added in 1877 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948. [1] A major extension, in the same architectural style as the original building, was completed in 2004. [3] In September 2019 the trust announced that an extra ward might be created to respond to growing demand for beds. [4]

In May 2020, a new ward dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients was opened in the hospital. The Bryn Ward has 50 beds with 27 of those being used for intensive care. [5] The modular unit was built in the Infirmary's car park. [6]

In 2021, a new £7.6 million community assessment unit, with 21 beds, was opened in the Infirmary. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Wigan Infirmary on the Early Years". Fast Forward. 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Sharples, Joseph (2006). Lancashire: Liverpool and the Southwest. Yale University Press. p. 668. ISBN   978-0300109108.
  4. "'Much Needed' New Ward Could Be Built at Wigan Hospital'". Wish FM. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. "Wigan Infirmary officially opens its new Covid-19 ward". Wigan Today . 13 May 2020.
  6. "2020: How Wigan's hospital trust coped with its toughest year ever". Wigan Today . 31 December 2020.
  7. "Building work is finished on new £7.6m state-of-the-art unit at Wigan Infirmary". Wigan Today . 4 February 2021.