Ripley Hospital is a health facility in Sandham Lane,
Ripley
Ripley may refer to:
People and characters
* Ripley (name)
* ''Ripley'', the test mannequin aboard the first International Space Station space station Dragon 2 space test flight Crew Dragon Demo-1
* Ellen Ripley, a fictional character from the Ali ...
,
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. It is managed by
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust was one of the community health trusts created in 2012.
It was authorised as a foundation trust in October 2014.
The trust has established a Responsive Workforce Model using HealthRoster Software a ...
.
History
The facility was commissioned after the death of a miner injured at Pentrich Colliery, who did not survive the road journey to
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...
in time for treatment. It opened as Ripley Cottage Hospital in September 1912 and 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 " ...
as Ripley Hospital in 1948.
References
Hospital buildings completed in 1912
Hospitals established in 1912
Hospitals in Derbyshire
NHS hospitals in England
1912 establishments in England
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