Harrogate District Hospital
| Harrogate District Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Harrogate District Hospital | |
.svg.png)  Shown in North Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate, HG2 7SX, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°59′37″N 1°31′04″W / 53.99365°N 1.51766°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes - Trauma Unit |
| History | |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.hdft.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Harrogate District Hospital is an acute general hospital in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is managed by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
History
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The hospital has its origins in the Harrogate General Hospital on Knaresborough Road which was co-founded by Wilfrid Edgecombe who headed the building committee,[1] and completed in 1932.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2]
In the 1970s work began to build a modern replacement facility on Lancaster Park Road.[2] The first phase, which consisted of an accident and emergency department, some laboratories and a few wards, was opened by Princess Margaret in January 1975.[2] The second phase – which also accommodated services transferring from the Royal Baths Hospital and the Scotton Hospital as well as several smaller hospitals in the area – was fully completed in 1998.[3] The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the site later that year to celebrate the completion of the hospital and to conduct the official opening of the Strayside wing.[3]
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Centre was completed in 2014 and Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall made an official visit to it in 2016.[2]
Harrogate Hospital Radio
The Hospital has a hospital radio station which has won several awards from the Hospital Broadcasting Association.[4]
References
- ^ "Edgecombe, Wilfred (1871 - 1963)". Lancet. 1: 895. 1963. Retrieved 20 July 2025 – via Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Also in British Medical Journal 1963, page 1350, with portrait.
- ^ a b c d e "Here's how the NHS in Harrogate looked over the last 70 years". Harrogate Advertiser. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Historical photos of Harrogate Hospital shared as part of NHS 70th celebrations". Harrogate Advertiser. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Long Service Awards for Harrogate". Hospital Broadcasting Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.