Hornsea Cottage Hospital Explained
Hornsea Cottage Hospital |
Location: | Eastgate, Hornsea |
State: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.9152°N -0.1692°W |
Healthcare: | NHS |
Emergency: | No |
Founded: | 1923 |
Map Type: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Hornsea Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Eastgate, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
The 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Hornsea District Hospital, Hornsea. National Archives. 24 January 2020.
- Web site: K. J. . Allison. A. P.. Baggs. T. N. . Cooper. C. . Davidson-Cragoe . J. . Walker. '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. 2002. 273–295. British History Online . 24 January 2020.
- News: Is this the end for the small rural hospital?. 9 December 2016. Yorkshire Post. 24 January 2020.
- Web site: Hornsea's Minor Injuries unit to close despite campaign to save it. 3 April 2018. ITV. 24 January 2020.