North Manchester General Hospital

at Delaunays Rd, Manchester , M8 4 United Kingdom

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North Manchester General Hospital is a large NHS hospital located in Crumpsall in the north of the English city of Manchester. It is operated as part of the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. There is an accident and emergency unit, together with a maternity unit, high dependency unit and a mental health wing.The hospital has undergone extensive work regarding its size and layout. The main entrance is in the newly built "Phase 1" part of the building, whereas most of the wards are in the old part of the building. A&E is in the new building, along with infectious diseases and tropical medicine.HistoryThe extensive hospital site originally included three separate hospitals: Crumpsall Hospital, Springfield Hospital and Delaunays Hospital which included specialist mental health services which are included in the new hospital.This is now the only hospital in North Manchester, as Ancoats Hospital, Victoria Memorial Jewish Hospital, Monsall Hospital and the Northern Hospital were all closed in the latter part of the 20th century. The modern hospital has wings named Monsall Wing, Ancoats Wing and Jewish Victoria Wing, in memory of these former hospitals.Springfield HospitalThe new Manchester Workhouse, which later became Springfield Hospital, was built in 1855. The architects were Mills and Murgatroyd, and the contractors Robert Neil & Sons of Strangeways. They also designed and built the infirmary. It ceased to be a workhouse in 1930. In 1970 it was amalgamated with the other hospitals mentioned in this article under the North Manchester Hospital Management Committee. In 1883 it was reported that were 347 lunatics in the hospital. One of the inmates complained that he was fed on porridge 14 times a week. Inmates were given a weekly tobacco allowance.

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Summary

North Manchester General Hospital is Manchester based place and this enity listed in Hospital category. Located at Delaunays Rd M8 4. Contact phone number of North Manchester General Hospital: 0161 7954567