Alderney Hospital
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| Alderney Hospital | |
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| Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Alderney, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°45′00″N 1°56′28″W / 50.7499°N 1.9412°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 88 |
| Speciality | Geriatric care, Dementia, Physiotherapy |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Alderney Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Alderney (a suburb of Poole, Dorset) and is a part of Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.[1][2]
Alderney Hospital was commissioned in 1889 by Poole Rural District Council as an isolation hospital; the hospital provided care for people suffering from a range of infectious diseases including typhoid and diphtheria.[3] Smallpox care was not provided here, instead being provided at Baiter Hospital – erected during the 1887 epidemic.[4]
Poole Rural Sanitary District was abolished by The Local Government Act 1894; by 1912 Poole Town Council had assumed responsibility for the hospital.[5]
In 2018, £5.9 million was given by the Department of Health to aid older people's inpatient mental health services at the hospital.[6]
