| St Albans City Hospital | |
|---|---|
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | |
 St Albans City Hospital | |
  Shown in Hertfordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Waverley Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°45′40″N0°20′35″W / 51.76125°N 0.34307°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| History | |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
St Albans City Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in St Albans, Hertfordshire operated by the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. [1]
The hospital was established by St Albans Board of Guardians as a workhouse in 1838. [2] It became known as the St Albans Public Assistance Institution in 1930, Osterhills Hospital in 1948 and the St Albans City Hospital in the 1950s. [2] Two wards at the hospital closed in February 2017. [3]
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