St Leonard's Hospital, Ferndown

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St Leonard's Hospital
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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St Leonard's Hospital
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Shown in Dorset
Geography
Location Ferndown, Dorset, England
Coordinates 50°49′03″N1°51′22″W / 50.8176°N 1.85612°W / 50.8176; -1.85612
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type Community
History
Opened1942
Links
Website www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk
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St Leonard's Hospital is a health facility in Ferndown, Dorset, England. It is managed by Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.

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History

The facility was built for American and Canadian military personnel arriving at Hurn Airport and was completed in 1942 during the Second World War. [1] At the end of the war General Dwight D. Eisenhower planted an oak tree to commemorate the event. [2] It joined the National Health Service as a geriatric facility in 1948 and, after most of the wartime buildings were cleared away in the 1960s, a small community hospital was established on the site. [1] In September 2018 the Fayrewood Ward was closed as services started to transfer to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Redevelopment of the former St Leonards Hospital: Development Brief" (PDF). Dorset Council. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Historic water tower to be demolished - but Eisenhower's oak will remain". Daily Echo. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "St Leonard's Community Hospital due to close this September". Mags for Dorset. 1 July 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 11 January 2020.