St Austell Community Hospital
Hospital in England
50°19′37″N 4°46′21″W / 50.3269°N 4.7726°W / 50.3269; -4.7726
St Austell Community Hospital is a health facility in Porthpean Road, St Austell, Cornwall, England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The facility was commissioned to replace the aging Sedgemoor Priory Hospital[1] and was the first community hospital in Cornwall that did not pre-date the formation of the National Health Service.[2] It was financed in part by a legacy from Joan Rosemary Cobbold-Sawle and opened as Penrice Hospital in the 1970s.[3][4] The Mount Edgcumbe Hospice was built on the same site, just to the north of the hospital, and was completed in 1980.[5] In April 2019, the birthing centre at the hospital started providing birthing, postnatal stays and assessment services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.[6]
References
- ^ "St Austell". Workhouses. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ White, Christopher P. (2009). "NHS resource allocation 1997 to 2003 with particular reference to the impact on rural areas" (PDF). University of St. Andrews. p. 15. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Storey, Tony (2002). "The Sawle Family of Penrice, Cornwall". Sole Society. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 48341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 October 1980. p. 14371.
- ^ "Why Cornwall's hospices are not just the place to die - an uplifting look behind the scenes at Mount Edgcumbe and St Julia's". Cornwall Live. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Cornwall bucks negative trend as midwife-led birthing centre opens 24/7". Cornwall Live. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External links
- Official website
