Booth Hall Children's Hospital
Hospital in Greater Manchester, England
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Booth Hall Children's Hospital was located in Blackley, Manchester. It was managed by Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
| Booth Hall Children's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Booth Hall Children's Hospital | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Blackley, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53.5236°N 2.2064°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Teaching, Specialist (Paediatric) |
| Affiliated university | School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester |
| History | |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
Booth Hall was built during the early 17th century by Humphrey Booth, a Salford man noted for his philanthropy. The original hall building was demolished in 1907, and the site was acquired by Prestwich Poor Law Union for the construction of a new general-purpose infirmary in 1908.[1] It cared for the poor and the wounded soldiers from the First World War. It reverted to being a children's hospital in 1926. It had 750 beds in 1929 and was the third largest children's hospital in the UK. It incorporated a 102-bed convalescent home. It had 160 tuberculosis beds at a home in North Wales. The infirmary was equipped to give sunlight treatment to orthopaedic cases.[2] The hospital was emptied at the start of the Second World War and made ready for expected air-raid casualties. It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3][4]
A renal dialysis unit was opened by Princess Michael of Kent in 1980.[3] After services transferred to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Booth Hall Children's Hospital closed on 12 June 2009.[5]
Services
It provided pediatric specialist services, general pediatric services and had a pediatric accident and emergency department, providing pediatric surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery and a pediatric burns unit, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine and diabetology. It had a high dependency unit and a transitional care unit for long term, usually ventilated, patients.[6]