Conquest Hospital is a

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hospital in

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. It is managed by the

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is an NHS trust which runs Conquest Hospital in St Leonards-on-Sea, Eastbourne District General Hospital, and Bexhill Hospital, all in East Sussex, England. History The trust was established as East Sussex Hosp ...

History

The laying of the foundation stone for the hospital was commemorated when

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unveiled a plaque on the site in 1988. The new facility, which was built by Cementation, was intended to consolidate services previously provided by the Eversfield Hospital in St Leonards, the Buchanan Hospital in Hastings, the St Helens Hospital in Hastings and the Royal East Sussex Hospital in Hastings. The new hospital was fully available to patients by 1992 and it was officially opened by the

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in February 1993. The Princess Royal also opened the second phase of the hospital in July 1997. The radiology facilities were comprehensively upgraded in 2015.

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