Westmorland General Hospital

Hospital in Cumbria, England
54°18′23″N 2°43′56″W / 54.3064°N 2.7323°W / 54.3064; -2.7323OrganisationCare systemNHSTypeDistrict generalServicesEmergency departmentNoBeds33[1]LinksWebsitewww.uhmb.nhs.uk/hospitals/westmorland-general-hospital/ListsHospitals in England

Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) is a hospital near Oxenholme in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.[2]

History

The hospital has its origins in the Kendal Memorial Hospital founded in 1869.[3] This became the Westmorland County Hospital in 1906.[3]

It was decided to construct modern facilities in the early 1990s and a new hospital was opened by the Princess Royal on 6 July 1992.[4] An upgraded cardiac centre designed to treat over 1,000 patients each year was opened in August 2017.[5] A scheme to create a new resuscitation area and an upgrade of the macular unit was initiated in July 2018.[6]

Services

An inspection by the Care Quality Commission in October 2016 assessed the performance of the hospital as "good".[7] Hospital Radio is provided by Bay Trust Radio.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Freedom of Information Publication" (PDF). University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Westmorland General Hospital". www.uhmb.nhs.uk. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal". National Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Celebrating 25 years of Westmorland General Hospital". Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Cardiac centre opens at Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital following £1 million revamp". Westmorland Gazette. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "£19m investment boost for Morecambe Bay hospitals". Lancaster Guardian. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Westmorland General Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. ^ "History". Bay Trust Radio. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

External links

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