Southport and Formby District General Hospital

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Southport and Formby District General Hospital
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Southport and Formby District General Hospital
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Location in Southport
Geography
Location Southport, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°38′02″N2°58′43″W / 53.6338°N 2.9787°W / 53.6338; -2.9787
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type General Hospital
History
Opened1988
Links
Website so.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/southport-hospital
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Southport and Formby District General Hospital is an acute hospital at Kew in Southport, Merseyside. It is managed by the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital, which replaced the Southport General Infirmary and the Southport Promenade Hospital, opened in September 1988. [1] A major expansion of the accident and emergency department was commissioned in February 2018. [2]

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References

  1. "The day when Southport's hospitals were nationalised". Southport Visitor. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. "£1.25m expansion plan revealed for Southport Hospital's A&E department". Southport Visitor. Retrieved 24 October 2018.