The Mount Vernon Hospital was a health facility in Mount Vernon Road,

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, England. It was managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital was established when a private house, previously owned by the Cooper family, was converted into a

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sanatorium in May 1915. It joined the

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in 1948. Many of the older buildings were subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped as a geriatric hospital with the new facilities being officially opened by the

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in 1961. Additional wards were added in 1974. After services had transferred to

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, Mount Vernon hospital closed in December 2017. The site was subsequently sold to Orion Homes to facilitate residential development.

References

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