Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
| Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital | |
Shown in Lincolnshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°32′42″N 0°05′43″W / 53.54500°N 0.09528°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Scartho Road Infirmary Scartho Road Institution Scartho Hospital Grimsby General Hospital |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital is a public hospital in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. It is managed by the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.[1]
History
The hospital has its origins in a workhouse infirmary that opened in Scartho Road in October 1894.[2] The original building and its clock tower were designed by Ernest William Farebrother.[3] The facility has been known by several names since its founding, including Scartho Road Infirmary and Grimsby General Hospital.[4] The facility became a general hospital after the creation of the National Health Service in 1948.[2][5] The League of Friends of the Grimsby Hospitals was founded in 1956 to help fundraise for hospital improvements not available under the NHS.[6]
In the 1970s, it was decided to build a modern facility on a site to the immediate south of the infirmary.[2] The hospital was officially opened by the Princess of Wales as the Grimsby District Hospital on 26 July 1983 and was renamed in her honour following her death in 1997.[7]
At the forefront of infection control, the Trust was a pioneer of the "clean your hands" campaign in 2003.[8] Subsequent developments included a new Family Services Unit opened in 2004,[9] a new cardiology unit opened in 2005,[10] a new breast care unit opened in 2007[11] and the first phase of a new Accident and Emergency unit opened in August 2008.[12]
In popular culture
In 1985 the hospital was used for filming scenes of the film Clockwise.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust". Nlg.nhs.uk. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Grimsby". Workhouses. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John (2002) [1964]. Antram, Nicholas (ed.). The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (2nd ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 346. ISBN 0-300-09620-8.
- ^ Keeler, C. Richard; Mishima, Saaichi (2001). International Biography and Bibliography of Opthalmologists and Vision Scientists. Jean-Paul Wayenborgh. p. 174. ISBN 978-90-6299-896-8.
- ^ "Grimsby District General Hospital, Grimsby". National Archives. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Ruston, Abby (12 April 2020). "How Grimsby General Hospital once looked inside". Grimsby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Ruston, Abby (31 August 2017). "Twenty years since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Hospitals in hands-on campaign". BBC News. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "New £12m family services facility opens". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New unit opens to patients' praise". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Breast cancer unit opens it doors". BBC News. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Hospital Opens New Facilities". redOrbit. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Clockwise". Rell Street. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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