Westmorland General Hospital
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Westmorland General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Westmorland General Hospital | |
  Shown in Cumbria | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kendal, Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54°18′23″N 2°43′56″W / 54.3064°N 2.7323°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District general |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 33[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) is a hospital in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.[2]
The hospital has its origins in the Kendal Memorial Hospital founded in 1869.[3] This became the Westmorland County Hospital in 1906.[3]
It was decided to construct modern facilities in the early 1990s and a new hospital was opened by the Princess Royal on 6 July 1992.[4] An upgraded cardiac centre designed to treat over 1,000 patients each year was opened in August 2017.[5] A scheme to create a new resuscitation area and an upgrade of the macular unit was initiated in July 2018.[6]
Services
An inspection by the Care Quality Commission in October 2016 assessed the performance of the hospital as "good".[7] Hospital Radio is provided by Bay Trust Radio.[8]
