Ripley Hospital is a health facility in Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England. It is managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
Ripley Hospital | |
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust | |
Shown in Derbyshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Sandham Lane, Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°02′52″N 1°24′39″W / 53.0479°N 1.4109°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Community |
History | |
Opened | 1912 |
The facility was commissioned after the death of a miner injured at Pentrich Colliery, who did not survive the road journey to Derby in time for treatment.[1][2] It opened as Ripley Cottage Hospital in September 1912 and joined the National Health Service as Ripley Hospital in 1948.[3]