Victoria Hospital (Blackpool)

Victoria Hospital (Blackpool)

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Infobox Hospital
Name = Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Org/Group = Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Caption =

Location = Blackpool
Region = Lancashire
State = England
Country = UK
HealthCare = NHS
Type = District General
Speciality =
Standards =
Emergency = Yes
Affiliation= University of Liverpool
Beds = 767
Founded = 1894
Closed =
Website = http://www.bfwhospitals.nhs.uk/ Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wiki-Links = |

Victoria Hospital is the main hospital for Blackpool and the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. The hospital is part of the "Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust".

The hospital departments include Accident and Emergency, the Macmillan Cancer Suite, Maternity and Gynae, Parkwood Mental Health Services, a cardiac unit [cite web | url=http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page10694.asp?GalleryID=172&ImageID=5112&Start=0 | title=Cardiac Care Facilities | accessdate=2008-04-16 | publisher=Downing Street] , and intensive care.

The hospital has been shown in a major BBC1 documentary, "Blackpool Medics: 10 Days in May" which featured the work of the hospital and the North West Ambulance Service. [cite web | url=http://www.bfwhospitals.nhs.uk/medics/ | title=Blackpool Medics | accessdate=2008-04-16 | publisher=Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals] The second series was broadcast in January 2008.

The Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was established on 1 December, 2007. The Trust serves a local population on the Fylde coast of about 330,000 residents and the 12 million holidaymakers who visit the area each year.cite web
title = About our Trust: Introduction
publisher = Victoria Hospital (Blackpool)
url = http://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/about
accessdate = 2008-04-09]

History

The hospital was originally located on Whitegate Drive, and was opened in 1894. [cite web
url=http://rmhh.co.uk/blackpool.html
accessdate=2008-04-16
title=History of Blackpool] The hospital was subsequently moved to East Park Drive.The foundation stone of the new building was laid by Lord Derby on 9th June 1933. In 1972, three child patients were brutally murdered by a doctor on the staff who was charged but found unfit to plead.

References

External links

* [http://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/ Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website]


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