Chapel Allerton Hospital
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Chapel Allerton Hospital Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
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Place | Harehills Lane Leeds, England, (UK) |
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Care System | Public NHS |
Hospital Type | General |
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Emergency Dept. | No Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 186 |
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Founded | 1927 |
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Website | Homepage |
See also | Hospitals in England |
Chapel Allerton Hospital is a District General Hospital based in the area of Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. It does not have an Accident and Emergency service, but includes the Chapel Allerton Orthopaedic Centre (CHOC) which is the trust's main centre for this specialism.
The hospital was founded in 1927, to care for war casualties from World War I, under the then Ministry of Pensions, to replace the military hospital at Beckett Park. It was opened by Princess Mary The hospital was built in the grounds of Gledhow Grove mansion, and the mansion was also used. In 1953 the hospital was transferred to the Ministry of Health and developed as a general hospital. In 1975 the Newton Green Wing was opened in purpose-built buildings on the opposite, south, side of Harehills Lane. New accommodation for the whole hospital was added on this site 1992-1994, and opened by the Duchess of Kent. The old hospital buildings were demolished, the Grade II listed mansion was converted to housing, and new housing was built in the grounds.
[edit] External links
- Leeds teaching hospitals NHS Trust: Chapel Allerton Hospital includes detailed history of the hospital
- Images of England — details from listed building database (465306) - Gledhow Grove mansion, former premises of Chapel Allerton hospital
- Images of England — details from listed building database (465085) - Gateway to Gledhow Grove
- Images of England — details from listed building database (465087) - Stable block of Gledhow Grove