Berwick Infirmary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berwick Infirmary
Berwick Infirmary is located in Northumberland
Berwick Infirmary
Shown in Northumberland
Geography
LocationBerwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°46′23″N 2°00′18″W / 55.7731°N 2.0051°W / 55.7731; -2.0051
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1814
Links
Websitewww.northumbria.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Berwick Infirmary is a community hospital in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital was first established in a house off Church Street in 1814.[1][2] It moved to Quay Walls (into the building now known as the Customs House) in 1826.[1]

A purpose-built hospital, designed by John Starforth, opened in Low Greens in 1874.[2] New wards were added in 1911 and 1926.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it was extended again in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] In December 2020 it was agreed to build a new Berwick Community Hospital on the site. This will include an endoscopy suite.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Berwick Infirmary, Berwick". National Archives. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "We've been here before". Berwick Advertiser. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. "Unanimous approval for new Berwick Community Hospital". Building Better Healthcare. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.


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