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Dewsbury and District Hospital

Coordinates: 53°42′09″N 1°39′03″W / 53.70247°N 1.65081°W / 53.70247; -1.65081
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Dewsbury and District Hospital
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Dewsbury and District Hospital
Dewsbury and District Hospital is located in West Yorkshire
Dewsbury and District Hospital
Location in West Yorkshire
Geography
LocationDewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°42′09″N 1°39′03″W / 53.70247°N 1.65081°W / 53.70247; -1.65081
Organisation
Care systemNHS
History
Opened1876
Links
Websitewww.midyorks.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Dewsbury and District Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Staincliffe, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.

History

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The old Dewsbury Infirmary on the Halifax Road

The original hospital in Dewsbury was known as the Dewsbury Infirmary and it opened in temporary accommodation at Northgate in 1876.[1]

The infirmary moved to a more permanent home on the Halifax Road in 1883: the distinctive new building was designed in the gothic revival style by Kirk & Sons of Dewsbury.[1] After the infirmary had left the site, this building was taken over by the West Riding County Council and was renamed the "Municipal Buildings" and more recently has simply become known as "Boothroyds".[2]

Instead, in 1930, the infirmary moved to Moorlands Road where it became known as Dewsbury and District General Infirmary.[1] After the infirmary had left the Moorlands Road site, the hospital buildings there were demolished to make way for housing.[3]

The present hospital was established on the Dewsbury Union workhouse site at Healds Road in Staincliffe in 1980; the facility was originally known as the Staincliffe General Hospital but is now known as "Dewsbury and District Hospital".[3]

It was announced in August 2017 that the accident and emergency department at the hospital would be downgraded in status to that of an urgent care centre with patients with life-threatening injuries being sent for treatment at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield instead.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Boothroyds" (PDF). Dewsbury Heritage Trail. p. 9. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Dewsbury". Work houses. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Nostalgia with Margaret Watson: The communities that built hospitals". Batley and Birstall News. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Dewsbury A&E to be downgraded next month". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.