Whitworth Hospital is a healthcare facility on the Bakewell Road between Darley Dale and Matlock in Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
| Whitworth Hospital | |
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| Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Whitworth Hospital | |
  Location in Derbyshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bakewell Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°09′01″N 1°34′23″W / 53.1503°N 1.5730°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe facility, which was founded by Lady Louisa Whitworth in memory of her husband Sir Joseph Whitworth, opened as the Whitworth Cottage Hospital in 1889.[1] It briefly closed in 1897 and was re-opened by the Duchess of Devonshire as the "Endowed Whitworth General and Infectious Hospitals (gifts to Darley district)" in 1898.[1] It joined the National Health Service as the Whitworth Hospital in 1948.[2] In January 2019 it was announced that the rehabilitation ward at the hospital, which had faced closure, would be retained.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Darley Dale, Whitworth Hospital". The Andrews Pages. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Whitworth Hospital, Matlock". National Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "NHS bosses scrap plan to axe Whitworth Hospital rehabilitation ward". Matlock Mercury. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.