- Royal Oldham Hospital
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Royal Oldham Hospital Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Geography Location Oldham,, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Organisation Care system Public NHS Services Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency History Founded c.1870 (as a workhouse infirmary) Links Website http://www.pat.nhs.uk Lists Hospitals in England The Royal Oldham Hospital is a NHS hospital in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and was opened with its present name on 1 December 1989. Its services are commissioned by NHS Oldham.
Formerly known as Oldham District and General, the hospital, which lies within the Coldhurst area of Oldham on the boundary with Royton.[1] It was the birthplace of Louise Brown, the world's first successful in vitro fertilised "test tube baby", on 25 July 1978.
History
The Royal Oldham Hospital is formed by a collection of buildings built in succession since 1851 along Rochdale Road. Its earliest parts exist from the site's time as a local workhouse, having been named Oldham Union Workhouse; Oldham's main hospital was then on the current site of Oldham Sixth Form College.
Former names
The former names of the Royal Oldham Hospital are:
- Oldham Union Workhouse (1851–1913)
- Westwood Park Poor Law Institution (1913–1930)
- Boundary Park Hospital (1930–ca. 1938)
- Oldham Municipal Hospital (ca. 1938–1942)
- Boundary Park General Hospital (1943–1947)
- Boundary Park Municipal Hospital (1948–1949)
- Boundary Park General Hospital (1950–1955)
- Oldham and District General Hospital (1955–1989)
References
- Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham , National Archives site.
Coordinates: 53°33′10″N 2°07′22″W / 53.5528°N 2.1227°W
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Oldham
- NHS hospitals
- Hospitals in Greater Manchester
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