Kent and Sussex Hospital

Kent and Sussex Hospital
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Kent and Sussex Hospital
Kent and Sussex Hospital is located in Kent
Kent and Sussex Hospital
Shown in Kent
Geography
LocationRoyal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°8′10.36″N 0°15′34.23″E / 51.1362111°N 0.2595083°E / 51.1362111; 0.2595083
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
FundingPublic hospital
TypeDistrict General
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds281[1]
History
Opened1934
Closed21 September 2011
Links
Websitewww.mtw.nhs.uk/your-visit/kent-sussex2.asp
ListsHospitals in England

The Kent and Sussex Hospital was a district general hospital located on Mount Ephraim in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England serving the West Kent and East Sussex areas. It was managed by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust until it closed in 2011.

History

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The Kent and Sussex Hospital was built on the site of a mansion called Great Culverden House, designed by Decimus Burton.[2] The foundation stone was laid by the Duchess of York in 1932.[2] The hospital building was designed by Cecil Burns, a local architect, and opened in 1934. The original building was surrounded by lawns on three sides, but the hospital expanded upwards and outwards over the decades. This expansion included the installation of six wartime emergency huts shortly after the hospital's completion; four of these huts were still in use as wards into the 21st century.[2]

Closure

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Nearby Pembury Hospital was rebuilt as the Tunbridge Wells Hospital in the 2000s. Services were then transferred from the Kent and Sussex Hospital, which closed on 21 September 2011.[3]

Planning permission was granted to redevelop the hospital site for a mix of housing, offices and a school in December 2012.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kent and Sussex Hospital". Dr Foster Health. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Grand old hospital set for final bow". Kent and Sussex Courier. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Kent & Sussex Hospital A&E handover as new site opens". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Former Kent and Sussex Hospital site". DHA Planning. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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