| Warneford Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Warneford Hospital | |
  Shown in Warwickshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°17′03″N1°31′32″W / 52.28405°N 1.52550°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1834 |
| Closed | 1993 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Warneford Hospital was an institution which served as the main hospital for the town of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire between its opening in 1834 and its closure in 1993. [1]
The hospital was named after Samuel Wilson Warneford, a philanthropist who donated £3,000 of the £4,000 needed to build the hospital. [2] The foundation stone was laid in 1832 [3] and it opened in 1834. [2] It was initially funded either by the patients themselves, by wealthy individual donors or by collections made from the general public. [2]
The maternity unit, the Cay Block, [4] was financed by donations and collections organised by Mrs Annie Cay. [2] The hospital became the main birthplace for local babies after the Cay Block opened in 1939. [2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 [3] and Radio Warneford first broadcast in 1973. [5]
After services transferred to either Warwick Hospital or Walsgrave Hospital (now University Hospital Coventry), the hospital closed in 1993. [1]
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