Westmorland General Hospital

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Westmorland General Hospital
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
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Westmorland General Hospital
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Shown in Cumbria
Geography
Location Kendal, Cumbria, England
Coordinates 54°18′23″N2°43′56″W / 54.3064°N 2.7323°W / 54.3064; -2.7323
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type District general
Services
Emergency department No
Beds33 [1]
Links
Website www.uhmb.nhs.uk/hospitals/westmorland-general-hospital/
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Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) is a hospital in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. [2]

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Kendal Memorial Hospital founded in 1869. [3] This became the Westmorland County Hospital in 1906. [3]

It was decided to construct modern facilities in the early 1990s and a new hospital was opened by the Princess Royal on 6 July 1992. [4] An upgraded cardiac centre designed to treat over 1,000 patients each year was opened in August 2017. [5] A scheme to create a new resuscitation area and an upgrade of the macular unit was initiated in July 2018. [6]

Services

An inspection by the Care Quality Commission in October 2016 assessed the performance of the hospital as "good". [7] Hospital Radio is provided by Bay Trust Radio. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Freedom of Information Publication" (PDF). University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Westmorland General Hospital". www.uhmb.nhs.uk. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal". National Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Celebrating 25 years of Westmorland General Hospital". Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cardiac centre opens at Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital following £1 million revamp". Westmorland Gazette. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "£19m investment boost for Morecambe Bay hospitals". Lancaster Guardian. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Westmorland General Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "History". Bay Trust Radio. Retrieved 17 November 2018.


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