The Stamford and Rutland Infirmary was built on a site previously occupied by Greyfriars, Stamford and donated by the Marquess of Exeter. It was funded by a bequest from the will of surgeon Henry Fryer, designed by John Peter Gandy and opened in 1828.[1]
Between 1876 and 1879 the hospital was expanded with the addition of three fever ward blocks, under architect Edward Browning with input from surgeon William Newman. The wards incorporated a number of features such as centralised ward interiors and glazed internal walling, and were cited as an exemplar of single-block planning for small hospitals, particular by Henry Burdett. The fever wards are Grade II listed and show how voluntary hospitals dealt with 19th-century epidemics of contagious disease.[2] The picture tiles in the fever wards, depicting the four seasons, are one of the earliest examples of the use of such tiles in hospitals.[2][3]
A substantial redevelopment of the hospital was completed in July 2017, which included new imaging facilities, including a permanent MRI scanning suite, and cancer treatment facilities.[4]
Services
The hospital provides a minor injuries unit, large scale outpatient services and day-case surgery, with the largest pain management centre in the region.[5] It also has a medicine for the elderly ward with 22 intermediate care beds.[4] The trust's largest hospital, Peterborough City Hospital, provides the majority of emergency and inpatient services in the area; the two together thus provide a comprehensive suite of services in a predominantly "hot" and "cold" split.[6] It was rated "good" by the Care Quality Commission in May 2014.[7]
Rogers, A.; Quinlan, J (1978). A short history of the Stamford and Rutland Hospital. Stamford: Friends of the Stamford Hospitals. OCLC500579935.
Newman, W (2016). The story of Stamford Hospital: as told in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Stamford: The Friends of Stamford Hospital. OCLC1063629971.
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