The Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, formerly the London Road Community Hospital, is a community hospital on London Road in
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 g ...
, England. It is managed by the
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust was formed by a merger of Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in July 2018.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) co ...
. The other main hospital in Derby is the
Royal Derby Hospital
Royal Derby Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals in the city of Derby, the other being the London Road Community Hospital. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The original hospital o ...
.
History
The hospital was established to provide local community services in central Derby following the closure of
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
The Derbyshire Royal Infirmary was a hospital in Derby that was managed by the Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Following the transfer of community services to the London Road Community Hospital located further south-east along Lo ...
in 2009.
It is located further south-east along the London Road from the former infirmary site.
[ Improvement works were carried out to consolidate services on the new site in 2011. It was renamed from the London Road Community Hospital to the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in July 2021.]
Services
The facility is a modern facility which provides community services including rehabilitation and intermediate care, inpatient facilities and some outpatient services.
References
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NHS hospitals in England
Hospitals in Derby
Hospitals established in 2009
2009 establishments in England