Pendlebury Children's Hospital was a children's hospital in Pendlebury, Salford, England. It was managed by the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
| Pendlebury Children's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Pendlebury Children's Hospital | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pendlebury, Salford, England |
| Coordinates | 53°30′24″N 2°19′08″W / 53.5066°N 2.3188°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Teaching, specialist (paediatric) |
| Affiliated university | School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester |
| History | |
| Opened | 1829 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe hospital has its origins in the Dispensary for Children established in Ridgefield in Manchester city centre in 1829.[1] It moved to enlarged facilities with six beds at North Parade in 1853 and to even larger facilities with 25 beds at Bridge Street as the General Hospital and Dispensary for Sick Children in 1858.[1] It moved to its final location in Hospital Road, Pendlebury as the Pendlebury Hospital in 1873.[1] In May 1879 Florence Nightingale wrote to the Secretary of the Hospital praising the structure of the building and asking for contact details of its architect.[2]
Officially it became known as the Manchester Children's Hospital in the early 20th century and it became the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in 1923.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and subsequently expanded to 250 beds.[3] However the Pendlebury site was still referred to as the Pendlebury Children's Hospital to distinguish it from Booth Hall Children's Hospital which also became part of the same organisation.[4] After services transferred to the new site for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at Oxford Road, the Pendlebury site closed in June 2009.[5]
The site has since been redeveloped by Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Developments for residential use.[6]
Services
editThe hospital provided regional services in paediatric oncology, surgery, otolaryngology, orthopaedics, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, neurology, neurosurgery, nephrology and urology. The hospital a high dependency and the regional intensive care unit and was internationally recognised for its work with metabolic and endocrine diseases.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Salford". National Archives. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ McDonald, Lynn (2005). Florence Nightingale and Hospital Reform: v. 16 (Collected Works of Florence Nightingale). Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 859. ISBN 978-0889204713.
- ^ a b History of Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (PDF), NHS, retrieved 23 May 2014
- ^ "Fond memories of life on the ward...as the closure of Pendlebury's children's hospital fast approaches". Manchester Evening News. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Children's hospital closes its doors". Manchester Evening News. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Pendlebury hospital site homes plans considered by Salford Council". BBC. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Lissauer, Tom; Clayden, Graham (2007). Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics. Mosby. ISBN 978-0723433989.