Totnes Community Hospital
| Totnes Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | |
Totnes Community Hospital | |
Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 50°25′58″N 3°41′02″W / 50.4327°N 3.6840°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 19th century |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Totnes Community Hospital is a health facility on Coronation Road in Totnes, Devon, England. It is managed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The facilities has its origins in a cottage hospital established by the conversion of a house on Steamer Quay Road in the 19th century.[1] This was replaced by a new purpose-built cottage hospital built by Thomas Brook on Bridgetown Hill in the 1890s.[1][2] The Bridgetown Hill facility eventually became decrepit and, after the hospital closed in the early 1990s, the site was developed as Varian Court.[1]
The current facility on Coronation Road, which replaced both the old Bridgetown Hill facility and the Broomborough Hospital, was opened by the Duchess of Kent in 1993.[1] The hospital was briefly closed because of the discovery of the legionella bacteria in January 2019.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Devon Historic Coastal and Market Towns Survey: Totnes" (PDF). Cornwall Council. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Totnes Developer Built Homes For Six Daughters". Chartsedge News. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Legionella discovered at Totnes Community Hospital in Devon". Devon Live. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
Further reading
- Earle, Elizabeth (1987). A noble institution: a history of the Totnes Cottage Hospital. Totnes Community Archive.