St Mary's Hospital, Kettering
| St Mary's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | |
 St Mary's Hospital (before the height was reduced to one storey throughout) | |
.svg)  Shown in Northamptonshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | London Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°23′39″N 0°43′18″W / 52.3942°N 0.7218°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St Mary's Hospital is a health facility on London Road in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is managed by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. It was opened in 1838.
History
[edit]The facility, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, opened as the Kettering Union Workhouse in 1838.[1] An infirmary was added to the east of the main building in the mid-1890s.[1] It became St Helen's Hospital in 1935 and joined the National Health Service as St Mary's Hospital in 1948.[2] The height was reduced to one storey throughout in 1971.[3] The Welland Centre, a mental health unit which was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract, opened in 2005.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kettering". Workhouses. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "St Mary's Hospital, Kettering". National Archives. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Kettering". The Scott Dynasty. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Consultation on Plans to become an NHS Foundation Trust" (PDF). Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. p. 5. Retrieved 30 December 2019.