Norwich Community Hospital Explained

Norwich Community Hospital
Org/Group:Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Location:Bowthorpe Road, Norwich
Region:Norfolk
State:England
Coordinates:52.6342°N 1.2603°W
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Community
Founded:1859
Map Type:Norfolk

Norwich Community Hospital is a healthcare facility in Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England. It is managed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

History

The facility has its origins in the Bowthorpe Road Workhouse which was completed in 1859.[1] An infirmary was added in around 1880 and a nurses' home (which survives as Woodlands House) was completed in 1903.[1] It became the Bowthorpe Road Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and, although the main building was destroyed by bombing during the Baedeker Blitz of the Second World War, the hospital joined the National Health Service as the West Norwich Hospital in 1948.[2] After a programme of investment it became the Norwich Community Hospital in 2005.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norwich. Workhouses. 26 December 2019.
  2. Web site: West Norwich Hospital, Norwich. National Archives. 26 December 2019.
  3. Web site: New hospital could be built in Norwich within the next five years. Eastern Daily Press. 19 July 2017. 26 December 2019.