The Royal Preston Hospital or RPH, is an acute general hospital in

Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding distri ...

, England. It is managed by the

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the United Kingdom's NHS Foundation Trusts. It provides healthcare for people in the Preston area and surrounding area in northwest England. The trust runs Royal Preston Hospital on ...

History

The hospital was built in stages between 1975 and 1983; it was officially opened by the

Princess of Wales Princess of Wales (Welsh: ''Tywysoges Cymru'') is a courtesy title used since the 14th century by the wife of the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. The current title-holder is Catherine (née Middleton). The title was firs ...

on 1 June 1983. Further expansion took place to accommodate services transferred from the

Preston Royal Infirmary The Preston Royal Infirmary was an acute general hospital in Preston, Lancashire, England. Two remaining buildings are Grade II listed buildings. History The hospital had its origins in a House of Recovery constructed between 1829 and 1833. It ...

, which closed in 1990, and the Sharoe Green Hospital which closed in 1992. A new children's unit was added in 1994 and a dedicated day case surgery unit was completed in 1996. Those reported to have died at the hospital include the

6th Duke of Westminster Major General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, (22 December 1951 – 9 August 2016), was a British landowner, businessman, philanthropist, Territorial Army general, and peer. He was the son of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of ...

who died on 9 August 2016, after suffering a

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at his Abbeystead estate.

References

External links

Official site
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