| Zachary Merton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Zachary Merton Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rustington, West Sussex, England |
| Coordinates | 50°48′28″N0°30′03″W / 50.8079°N 0.5007°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Closed | 2023 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Zachary Merton Hospital was a health facility at Glenville Road, Rustington, West Sussex, England. It was managed by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
The facility, which was financed by a trust fund established by Zachary Merton, was opened as a convalescent home in April 1937. [1] It became a maternity hospital in 1939 [2] and, after joining the National Health Service as the Zachary Merton Maternity Home in 1948, [3] it became a community hospital in 1979. [1] The hospital was closed, initially on a temporary basis, in November 2023: [4] its permanent closure was confirmed in July 2025. [5]