Moorgreen Hospital
| Moorgreen Hospital | |
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| Southampton City Primary Care Trust | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | West End, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 78 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.southamptonhealth.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Coordinates: 50°55′41″N 1°19′23″W / 50.928°N 1.323°W
Moorgreen Hospital was a community hospital in West End, near Southampton. Although within the geographical boundaries of Hampshire Primary Care Trust, the services and administration were primarily delivered by Southampton City Primary Care Trust.
The hospital was built in 1848 at a cost of £7000 as the South Stoneham Union Workhouse to the designs of Charles Henman, implemented by William Hinves. The name was subsequently changed to West End Institution. At one time the workhouse employed 300 paupers to work on 20 acres (8.1 ha) of cultivated land.
In 1920, the South Stoneham Union was renamed Eastleigh. In the 1930s, the workhouse became a Public Assistance Institution known as the West End Institution, and was renamed Moorgreen Hospital when the Ministry of Health took over the site as part of the formation of the NHS in 1948.
In 1977, the UK's second NHS palliative care hospice opened on the site, named Countess Mountbatten House. The hospice was a joint project between the Wessex Regional Health Authority and Macmillan Cancer Relief. Before 1977, all hospital palliative care was provided in acute or community hospitals, and only 20% of patients died at home.
At the time, Countess Mountbatten House was the first to offer an integrated service of beds, community care and support for hospital staff, including education of non-specialist staff and volunteers.
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