New Cross Hospital is a
hospital
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in the
Heath Town
Heath Town is a district of the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, located east of the city centre. It is also a Ward (politics), ward of City of Wolverhampton Council. The ward forms part of the Wolverham ...
district of
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...
,
West Midlands
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,
England
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. It is located to the east of the city centre in
Wednesfield
Wednesfield is a town and historic village in the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, It is east-northeast of Wolverhampton city centre and about from Birmingham and is part of the West Midlands conurbation. It was historically wi ...
and is managed by the
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (formerly Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust) runs New Cross Hospital and West Park Rehabilitation Hospital in Wolverhampton and Cannock Chase Hospital in Cannock.
In December 2020 it agreed to appoint a joi ...
.
History
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The hospital has its origins in the local workhouse designed by Arthur Marshall; the foundation stone was laid by the chairman of the Board of Guardians in September 1900 and it opened in September 1903. The design ensured that the workhouse had infirmary facilities in the north end of the site and the infirmary joined the
National Health Service
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as the New Cross Hospital in 1948.
The first phase of the modern hospital, built by
Alfred McAlpine
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, was completed in 1970. It became the main acute general hospital for Wolverhampton when the
Royal Hospital closed in June 1997.
In October 2004 a Heart and Lung Centre costing £57 million was opened on the site, the
United Kingdom
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's first purpose built specialist
heart
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centre. In November 2015 a new accident and emergency facility, built by
Kier Group
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Founded in 1928 in Stoke-on-Trent it initially specialised in concrete enginee ...
and costing £38 million, opened at the hospital.
See also
*
List of hospitals in England
The following is a list of hospitals in England. For NHS trusts, see the list of NHS Trusts.
East Midlands
* Arnold Lodge, Leicestershire
*Babington Hospital – Belper, Derbyshire
*Bassetlaw District General Hospital – Worksop, Nottinghams ...
References
Sources
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External links
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
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NHS hospitals in England
Hospitals in the West Midlands (county)
Buildings and structures in Wolverhampton