Barnsley Hospital Explained

Barnsley Hospital
Org/Group:Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location:Barnsley
Region:South Yorkshire
Country:England
Healthcare:NHS
Type:District General
Emergency:Yes
Founded:1852
Map Type:South Yorkshire
Coordinates:53.5579°N -1.4995°W

Barnsley Hospital is an acute general hospital in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Barnsley Union Workhouse Infirmary which opened in 1852.[1] It was expanded in 1875 and a new purpose-built infirmary, designed with a pavilion layout, was completed in 1883.[1] It became Barnsley Municipal Hospital in 1930 but was renamed St Helen Hospital in 1935,[2] before joining the National Health Service in 1948.[2]

A major redevelopment of the site to create Barnsley District General Hospital was completed in 1977.[2] The facility became known as Barnsley Hospital in 2005.[2]

In 2021 an extension to the emergency department was opened which brings together the hospital’s previous paediatric units into a single location.[3]

Arms

Notes:Granted 27 February 1950
Escutcheon:Per chevron Sable and Argent in chief two covered cups of the second and in base a cross formy of the first.
Crest:On a wreath of the colours issuant from a cup Sable a rose Argent barbed and seeded stalked and leaved Proper.
Motto:Salus Infirmorum [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barnsley. Workhouses. 16 December 2018.
  2. Web site: St Helen Hospital, Barnsley. National Archives. 16 December 2018.
  3. News: Multi-million pound extension for Barnsley Hospital . 3 September 2021 . Building Better Healthcare . 29 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Barnsley Hospital. Heraldry of the World . 2 February 2021 .