Hornsea Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Eastgate, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Hornsea Cottage Hospital | |
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![]() Hornsea Cottage Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Eastgate, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°54′55″N 0°10′09″W / 53.9152°N 0.1692°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1923 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility, which was built as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the First World War, opened in 1923.[1] Originally providing just eight beds,[2] it joined the National Health Service in 1948[1] and benefited from a major refurbishment in 2012.[3] The minor injuries unit closed in April 2018.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hornsea District Hospital, Hornsea". National Archives. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Allison, K. J.; Baggs, A. P.; Cooper, T. N.; Davidson-Cragoe, C.; Walker, J. (2002). "'North division: Hornsea', in A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 7, Holderness Wapentake, Middle and North Divisions, ed. G H R Kent". London: British History Online. pp. 273–295. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Is this the end for the small rural hospital?". Yorkshire Post. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Hornsea's Minor Injuries unit to close despite campaign to save it". ITV. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.