St Catherine's Health Centre, formerly St Catherine's Hospital, is a community hospital in Tranmere, Birkenhead, England.
| St Catherine's Health Centre | |
|---|---|
| Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust | |
 St Catherine's Health Centre | |
  Location within Merseyside | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tranmere, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England |
| Coordinates | 53°22′48″N 3°01′49″W / 53.3799°N 3.0304°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St Catherine's is managed by Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.[1] Some services run from the site are operated by other local trusts.[2]
History
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The hospital has its origins in the Birkenhead Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was designed by Thomas Leyland and completed in 1863.[3] The original hospital was replaced by two new pavilions and an administration block in 1913, and was renamed as the Birkenhead Institution.[4]
The facility became Birkenhead Municipal Hospital in 1930 and then joined the National Health Service as St Catherine's Hospital in 1948.[5]
In 2013, St Catherine's underwent a £32.6 million redevelopment, with the original St Catherine's Hospital buildings replaced with the new, four storey health centre. As part of the redevelopment, the site was renamed St Catherine's Medical Centre.[6]
References
edit- ^ "St Catherine's Health Centre | Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust". www.wuth.nhs.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "St Catherine's Health Centre". www.wirralct.nhs.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Birkenhead". Workhouses. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Geoff (16 January 2013). "St Catherine's Hospital ready for a new era". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "St Catherine's Hospital, Birkenhead". National archives. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Media Briefing: St Catherine's Health Centre, Birkenhead" (PDF). Wirral Community NHS Trust.