Whitworth Hospital, Matlock Explained

Whitworth Hospital
Org/Group:Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Location:Bakewell Road, Matlock
Region:Derbyshire
State:England
Coordinates:53.1503°N -1.573°W
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Community
Founded:1889
Map Type:Derbyshire

Whitworth Hospital is a healthcare facility on the Bakewell Road between Darley Dale and Matlock in Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility, which was founded by Lady Louisa Whitworth in memory of her husband Sir Joseph Whitworth, opened as the Whitworth Cottage Hospital in 1889.[1] It briefly closed in 1897 and was re-opened by the Duchess of Devonshire as the "Endowed Whitworth General and Infectious Hospitals (gifts to Darley district)" in 1898.[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Whitworth Hospital in 1948.[2] In January 2019 it was announced that the rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which had faced closure, would be retained.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darley Dale, Whitworth Hospital. The Andrews Pages. 25 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Whitworth Hospital, Matlock. National Archives. 25 December 2019.
  3. Web site: NHS bosses scrap plan to axe Whitworth Hospital rehabilitation ward. 9 January 2019. Matlock Mercury. 25 December 2019.