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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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 near Oxenholme 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]

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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.