| Clatterbridge Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Clatterbridge Hospital in 2004 | |
  Shown in Merseyside | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, Wirral. CH63 4JY., United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°20′00″N3°01′27″W / 53.333195°N 3.024193°W /53.333195; -3.024193 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | PublicNHS |
| Type | General/Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Liverpool School of Medical Education |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No. |
| History | |
| Founded | c.1830 as a workhouse, 1930 as a general hospital. |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Clatterbridge Hospital is a general hospital located onClatterbridge Health Park inBebington,Wirral, England. It is managed byWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital has its origins in the accommodation provided for the treatment of infectious diseases for the Wirral Poor Law Union Workhouse in 1888.[1] A purpose built infirmary block was erected in 1899.[2][3]
In 1930, with the end of the workhouse system, the site became the responsibility ofCheshire County Council who renamed the facility Clatterbridge General Hospital.[2] With an increased catchment area expansion of the infirmary was ordered, including a new surgical block and an extension to the existing maternity block.[3] After it joined theNational Health Service in 1948, it became simply Clatterbridge Hospital.[2]
A Regional Radiotherapy Centre, now known as theClatterbridge Cancer Centre, was established on the site and opened byLord Cohen in 1958.[4]
Following the opening ofArrowe Park Hospital in 1982, many of the overlapping services closed at Clatterbridge in favour of the newer site, includingaccident and emergency andmaternity. In 1992 the local health authorities were abolished and management of Clatterbridge Hospital passed to the newly founded Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust. Although the last of the old workhouse buildings were demolished in 1997, clinical services continue to be provided at the hospital.[2]
