Salisbury District Hospital

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Salisbury District Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.

Previously Salisbury Hospitals comprised three units. Salisbury Infimary in Fisherton Street near the centre of the city. Odstock Hospital situated some two miles outside the city to the south and Newbridge Hospital, dealing with conditions of old age situated on the southern edge of the city.

These three units were amalgamated into The Salisbury District Hospital when it opened in 1991.

The Salisbury Infirmary has a history as a hospital of some 250 years. When it closed it contained general surgical and medical wards, an ophthalmology ward, a private ward, an extensive outpatient department, two general operating theatres and an intensive care unit. It was in this ITU that Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott died of an alcohol/drugs related illness in January 1986.

Odstock Hospital was constructed by the United States of America to treat American troops who were stationed in the Salisbury area during World War II. Prior to the opening of the Salisbury District Hospital Odstock accommodated a number of specialities including orthopaedics, ear nose and throat, obstetrics and gynaecology and rehabilitation. Odstock Hospital was renowned during the latter part of the last century for its pioneering work in the field of plastic surgery and the treatment of burns.