Berwick Infirmary

Berwick Infirmary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berwick Infirmary
Shown in Northumberland
Geography
Location	Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	55.7731°N 2.0051°W / 55.7731; -2.0051
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Community Hospital
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened	1814
Links
Website	www.northumbria.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

Berwick Infirmary is a community hospital in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital was first established in a house off Church Street in 1814.[1][2] It moved to Quay Walls (into the building now known as the Customs House) in 1826.[1]

A purpose-built hospital, designed by John Starforth, opened in Low Greens in 1874.[2] New wards were added in 1911 and 1926.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it was extended again in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] In December 2020 it was agreed to build a new Berwick Community Hospital on the site. This will include an endoscopy suite.[3]

References

1. "Berwick Infirmary, Berwick". National Archives. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
2. "We've been here before". Berwick Advertiser. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
3. "Unanimous approval for new Berwick Community Hospital". Building Better Healthcare. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.