Rush Green Hospital Explained

Rush Green Hospital
Org/Group:	Barking, Havering and Brentwood District Health Authority
Location:	Rush Green
Region:	London
Country:	England
Healthcare:	NHS England
Type:	District General
Founded:	1900
Closed:	1995
Map Type:	United Kingdom London Barking and Dagenham

Rush Green Hospital was a hospital located at Rush Green in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London from 1900 to 1995.

History

The hospital was opened as the Romford Isolation Hospital by Romford Rural District Council in co-operation with Romford Urban District Council (the hospital was located in Romford Rural District) in April 1901.^{[1] [2]} The rural district was abolished and the hospital became part of the Dagenham district in April 1926.^[3]

The facility was renamed Rush Green Hospital in 1939 and it joined the National Health Service in 1948.^[2] It closed in 1995 and the site has been redeveloped for housing and for use as a medical centre.^[2]

See also

• Healthcare in London
• List of hospitals in England

External links

• Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council - Photographic archive
• Website with more about Rush Green Hospital - Various Content

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Romford: Local government', in A History of the County of Essex. 7. W R . Powell. London. 1978. 76–82. 29 June 2018.
2. Web site: Rush Green Hospital. Lost Hospitals of London. 29 June 2018.
3. Web site: Records of the Borough of Dagenham. AIM 25. 29 June 2018.