West Heath Hospital is a health facility on Rednal Road in West Heath, West Midlands, England. It is managed by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
| West Heath Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | |
.jpg) West Heath Hospital (on the left) | |
  Location within West Midlands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rednal Road, West Heath, West Midlands, England |
| Coordinates | 52°23′53″N 1°57′14″W / 52.3980°N 1.9538°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Geriatric |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Links | |
| Website | NHS - West Heath Hospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility was established as the Kings Norton Infectious Diseases Hospital in 1889.[1][2] Following a reduction in smallpox cases to very low levels in the United Kingdom, it became a tuberculosis hospital in 1910 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it was renamed West Heath Hospital in 1954.[2] A kitchen block was added in 1956[3] and it became a geriatric hospital in 1980.[2] After modern facilities had been built on the site, the original 19th century building was withdrawn from use and demolished in 2008.[2]
References
edit- ^ "West Heath Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "West Heath". A history of Birmingham places and place names. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "West Heath Hospital, Birmingham (Kitchen Block)". Hansard. 23 July 1956. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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