Zachary Merton Hospital

Zachary Merton Hospital
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Zachary Merton Hospital
Shown in West Sussex
Geography
LocationRustington, West Sussex, England
Coordinates50°48′28″N 0°30′03″W / 50.8079°N 0.5007°W / 50.8079; -0.5007
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1937
Links
Websitewww.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/services/locations/zachary-merton-hospital.htm

Zachary Merton Hospital is a health facility at Glenville Road, Rustington, West Sussex, England. It is managed by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility, which was financed by a trust fund established by Zachary Merton, was opened as a convalescent home in April 1937.[1] It became a maternity hospital in 1939[2] and, after joining the National Health Service as the Zachary Merton Maternity Home in 1948,[3] it became a community hospital in 1979.[1] The hospital was shut down on a temporary basis in November 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zachary Merton Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Exhibition tells story of Rustington community hospital". Littlehampton Gazette. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Zachary Merton Hospital, Littlehampton". National Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Hospital still shut a year after temporary closure". BBC News. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.