Fairfield General Hospital
Hospital in Greater Manchester, England
53°36′N 2°16′W / 53.60°N 2.26°W / 53.60; -2.26Fairfield General Hospital is a hospital in Bury, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins in the Bury Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1905.[1] The facility became known as the Jericho Hospital in the 1930s and joined the National Health Service as the Fairfield General Hospital in 1948.[2][3] The hospital was modernised in the 1970s and, following the closure of Bury General Hospital off Walmersley Road in 2007, all services transferred to expanded facilities at Fairfield General Hospital.[4]
Services
There is an accident and emergency department.[5]
References
- ^ "Bury". Workhouses. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Fairfield General Hospital, Bury". National Archives. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "The Road to Jericho". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Super hospital on the way to replace doomed Bury General". Bolton News. 9 July 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Plans to add urgent care centre to Fairfield Hospital's A&E department approved". Bury Times. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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