Westmorland General Hospital

Westmorland General Hospital
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
Links
Website	www.uhmb.nhs.uk/hospitals/westmorland-general-hospital/
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]

History

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]

References

^ "Freedom of Information Publication" (PDF). University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ "Westmorland General Hospital". www.uhmb.nhs.uk. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal". National Archives. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "Celebrating 25 years of Westmorland General Hospital". Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "Cardiac centre opens at Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital following £1 million revamp". Westmorland Gazette. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "£19m investment boost for Morecambe Bay hospitals". Lancaster Guardian. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "Westmorland General Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "History". Bay Trust Radio. Retrieved 17 November 2018.