Tiverton and District Hospital is a health facility based in Kennedy Way,

Tiverton, Devon Tiverton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Devon, England, and the commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district. The population in 2019 was 20,587. History Early history The town's name is conjectured to derive from "Twy-fo ...

, England. It is managed by

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ran Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Honeylands Children's Centre (for specialist assessment and support for children with special needs and their families), the Exeter Mobility Centre (providin ...

History

The hospital has its origins in a facility in Bampton Street which opened as the Tiverton Infirmary in 1860. It became Tiverton Hospital in 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 " ...

in 1948. The current facility, which was also intended to replace the old Belmont Hospital as well as the Bampton Street facility, was procured under a

private finance initiative The private finance initiative (PFI) was a United Kingdom government procurement policy aimed at creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects. Initially launched in 199 ...

contract and opened in May 2004. In spring 2016, 40 inpatient beds at the hospital were allocated to the

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (commonly referred to as RD&E), and with a main site sometimes known as Wonford Hospital, is a large teaching hospital situated in Exeter, Devon, England, and is run by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NH ...

to resolve the lack of capacity at the latter hospital during the busy winter period.

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