Ripley Hospital

Ripley Hospital is a health facility in Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

Ripley Hospital
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Shown in Derbyshire
Geography
LocationSandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Coordinates53.0479°N 1.4109°W / 53.0479; -1.4109
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1912

History

The facility was commissioned after the death of a miner injured at Pentrich Colliery, who did not survive the road journey to Derby in time for treatment.[1][2] It opened as Ripley Cottage Hospital in September 1912 and joined the National Health Service as Ripley Hospital in 1948.[3]

References

  1. David Buxton, Pocket Images. Ripley and Codnor. 1994, Nonsuch Publishing Ltd, Gloucestershire.
  2. "Community hospital is 100-years-old". Ripley and Heanor News. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "Ripley Hospital, Ripley". National Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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