Ilkeston Community Hospital is a healthcare facility at Heanor Road,
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...
in
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
, England.
History
The facility has its origins in a cottage hospital established in Station Road in August 1884. The hospital moved to a new purpose-built facility which was opened at 99-109 Heanor Road by
Lord Belper in March 1894. The hospital joined the
National Health Service
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 and, after it became dilapidated, a new facility was built further north on the Heanor Road in 1987: the new facility was opened by
Diana, Princess of Wales in December 1987.
References
External links
Official site
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Hospital buildings completed in 1987
Hospitals in Derbyshire
Hospitals established in 1987
1987 establishments in England
Ilkeston
NHS hospitals in England