Chesterfield Royal Hospital | |
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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°14′09″N 1°23′49″W / 53.2359°N 1.3969°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
History | |
Opened | 1984 |
Links | |
Website |
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Lists | Hospitals in England |
Chesterfield Royal Hospital is an acute general hospital in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It is managed by the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital has its origins in a dispensary established in a small house in St. Mary's Gate in 1854. [1] [2] The foundation stone for a new purpose-built facility was laid by the Marquis of Hartington on the site of Durrant Hall in 1859. [1] The new hospital was officially opened in 1860: this facility became the Chesterfield Royal Hospital in 1918 and a nurses' home was added in 1919 before it joined the National Health Service in 1948. [2]
A new modern hospital at Calow opened to patients on 29 April 1984. [3] It was officially opened by the Queen in 1985 and was extended to include a maternity and gynaecology unit in 1989. [4]
The National Gardens Scheme Macmillan Unit opened in November 2018. The two-storey building has 21 chemotherapy treatment chairs, two treatment beds, and three treatment rooms. It was built by Vinci Construction. [5]
People born at the hospital include Thomas Raymond Latimer, a professional wrestler currently based in the United States where he performs under the ring name Bram. [6]