Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

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Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust
Location
Place Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England, (UK)
Organisation
Care System Public NHS
Hospital Type Unknown
Affiliated Med.Sch. Unknown
Services
Emergency Dept. Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds Unknown
Speciality Unknown
History
Founded 1965
Links
Website Trust Homepage
See also Hospitals in England

The Huddersfield Royal Infirmary is a hospital situated in the English town of Huddersfield. It is situated in the suburb of Lindley and provides general services, emergency services and some specialist services.

The Huddersfield Royal Infirmary originally had its own School of Nursing. This has now been incorporated into a 'Virtual Ward' setting within the University of Huddersfield's School of Human and Health Resources.

One of the first, if not the first hospital in the UK to use Solar PV Array panels connected straight to the grid to provide a renewable source of electricity for the hospital. The 36 in number 6x1m panels incorporated within a new roofing membrane were suplied by leading PV Array supplier Alwitra Evalon Solar and electrically installed by leading Batchelor Electrical Ltd [1]in April 2006.