Leamington Spa Hospital is located on Heathcote Lane in Warwick, Warwickshire, in England. Originally an isolation hospital, it is now a hospital run by South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust specialising in rehabilitation.
Leamington Spa Hospital | |
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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust | |
Shown in Warwickshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
Coordinates | 52°16′10″N 1°32′27″W / 52.2695°N 1.5407°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Rehabilitation |
History | |
Opened | 1887 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
The facility was established as an isolation hospital for treating contagious diseases known as Heathcote Hospital in 1887.[1][2][3] A nurses' home was built 1937.[1] The hospital started to focus specifically on tuberculosis cases in 1952 and was converted for use as a geriatric hospital in 1959.[1]
In the early 21st century steps were take to convert the buildings for use as a rehabilitation centre. Feldon Ward, which was refurbished for use as a state-of-the-art stroke unit, re-opened in 2006.[4] Campion and Chadwick Wards, which form the core of the new rehabilitation hospital, were similarly refurbished and officially opened by the Princess Royal on 29 January 2015.[5]