Milford Hospital is located in the Surrey village of Milford. It is managed by the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
| Milford Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Milford Hospital | |
  Location in Surrey | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Milford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°10′01″N 0°37′34″W / 51.167°N 0.626°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation care |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Links | |
| Website | Milford Hospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the County Sanatorium which was established in 1909 and later developed into the Surrey Smallpox Hospital.[1] After the First World War it was decided to establish a facility for the treatment of tuberculosis on the site and a foundation stone was laid by Lord Ashcombe in May 1927.[2] The new facility, which was designed by Sydney Tattle and built by Chapman, Lower and Peptic,[2] was officially opened by Neville Chamberlain MP, Minister for Health, as the Surrey County Sanatorium on 20 July 1928.[2]
The hospital joined the National Health Service as the Milford Sanatorium in 1948.[1] Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (the writers of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son) created comedy scripts together after meeting while patients in Milford Sanitorium in 1948.[3] It was also the location for an episode of Doctor Who starring Jon Pertwee and his adversaries, the Silurians, in 1969.[4] The facility became the Milford Chest Hospital in 1972.[1]
A long campaign to secure the future of Milford Hospital as a centre of excellence was rewarded in 2010 with the announcement that it would become a rehabilitation care centre for the Guildford and Waverley area.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Milford Hospital, Milford". National Archives. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Milford Hospital History". Hambledon History. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Steptoe and Hancock comedy writing duo Galton and Simpson honoured in Milford". 5 June 2013.
- ^ "The Silurians". Doctor Who Locations. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Milford Hospital saved as Cranleigh beds are shut". Surrey Live. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2018.