| Kent and Sussex Hospital | |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | |
|---|---|
| Kent and Sussex Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 281 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Closed | 21 September 2011 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.mtw.nhs.uk/your-visit/kent-sussex2.asp |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
The Kent and Sussex Hospital was a district general hospital located on Mount Ephraim in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England serving the West Kent and East Sussex areas. It closed on 21 September 2011 and was replaced by the new Pembury Hospital.
The hospital provided 281 beds.[1], mostly in "Nightingale" wards, i.e. with rows of beds on either side of the room.
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The Kent and Sussex Hospital was built on the site of a mansion called Great Culverden, designed by Decimus Burton[2].
The hospital building was designed by Cecil Burns, a local architect, and opened in 1934. The foundation stone had been laid in 1932 by the contemporary Duchess of York, later to become Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother[2]. The original building was surrounded by lawns on three sides, but the hospital has expanded upwards and outwards several times over the decades. This included the installation of six wartime emergency huts shortly after the hospital's completion; four of these huts were still in use as wards when the hospital closed,[2] on 21 September 2011.[3]
As of June 2010[4]:
A planning application has been submitted to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council for a mixed-use redevelopment of the site to include houses and offices, once the hospital closes[5].