Fairfield General Hospital is a

hospital A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically ...

in Bury,

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. It is managed by the

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Bury Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1905. The facility became known as the Jericho Hospital in the 1930s and joined the

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as the Fairfield General Hospital in 1948. The hospital was modernised in the 1970s and, following the closure of

Bury General Hospital Bury General Hospital was a hospital in Bury, Greater Manchester. It opened as the Bury Dispensary Hospital in 1882. After the accident and emergency department and most facilities moved to the more modern Fairfield General Hospital Fairfield ...

off Walmersley Road in 2007, all services transferred to expanded facilities at Fairfield General Hospital.

Services

There is an

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department.

References

Hospitals in Greater Manchester NHS hospitals in England Buildings and structures in Bury, Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-hospital-stub