Farnham Hospital is a community hospital in
Farnham, Surrey, England. It is managed by the
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust created on 1 October 2014 by the acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This was the first ever take ...
.
History
The site of the hospital was originally built as a workhouse in 1791
and was mentioned in
Sir Frederick Eden's 1797 survey of the poor in England. It was adopted by the local
Poor Law Union in 1846.
The hospital is notable for being visited by
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, i ...
, who is alleged to have visited the hospital while living at
Waverley Abbey House, before travelling to
Scutari,
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
in 1854.
She presented the hospital with a travelling
Holy Communion set, which is stored as an exhibit in the hospital along with a further gift of a crucifix.
Two additional infirmary blocks were built in 1870 and 1900 respectively.
It was renamed to Farnham County Hospital in 1929, then to Farnham Hospital on establishment of the
NHS
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
in 1948.
It continued to be the main hospital for the area, until the establishment of the larger
Frimley Park Hospital
Frimley Park Hospital is a large general hospital in Frimley, Surrey. It is managed by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, and houses a private wing.
History
Frimley Park Hospital was opened to provide a full range of acute services to pat ...
in 1974, which took over A&E services that Farnham had provided.
The Friends of Farnham Hospital, a registered charity supporting the hospital by donations, was founded in 1954.
In 1998, the hospital was identified as requiring improvements to provide better healthcare for patients. Construction of a new building started in 2001 and was opened in 2004 by the
Countess of Wessex. The new building replaced some of the original 18th-century structures.
Services
The hospital hosts various medical practices and acts as a centre for
blood tests, serving outpatients from Frimley Park as well.
References
External links
Farnham Hospital and Health Center
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Hospitals in Surrey
Hospital buildings completed in 1870
Hospital buildings completed in 1900
Farnham
Buildings and structures in Farnham
Poor law infirmaries
NHS hospitals in England