Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby
The Hospital of St. Cross is a National Health Service hospital on Barby Road, in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, managed by the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. It is on the south edge of Rugby above a steep slope running down to the Rainsbrook valley.
Hospital of St. Cross | |
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | |
The entrance to the Rugby Urgent Care Centre | |
Location in Warwickshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Barby Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52.3640°N 1.2589°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | General |
Affiliated university | Warwick Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | No (has an urgent care centre) |
History | |
Opened | 1884 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
History
The hospital was founded by Richard Henry Wood DL, a stockbroker, and his wife, Elizabeth Wood (née Hatton)[1][2] to replace an earlier nursing home in Castle Street.[3] Named after the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester,[3] it was designed by Henry Wilson, of Gray's Inn Square,[4] and opened in July 1884.[5] The Victoria Diamond Jubilee Wing was opened the founder in July 1899, the children's wing was opened by Princess Henry of Battenburg in October 1907 and a new out-patient department was opened by the Duchess of York in April 1929.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] A new Diamond Jubilee rehabilitation centre was opened by Princess Alexandra of Kent in April 2014.[6]
See also
References
- "The Founder". Friends of St Cross. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "Obituary of Richard Henry Wood". Rugby Advertiser. 2 May 1908. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby 1884-1984" (PDF). Friends of St Cross. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- Scott Gatty, Margaret (1900). "The Book of Sun-dials". London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 201–486.
- "Hospital of St Cross, Rugby". Timetrail. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "Royal opening is a glowing tribute to Friends' work". Rugby Observer. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.