Salisbury District Hospital
| Salisbury District Hospital | |
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| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | |
Main Entrance viewed from west
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| Geography | |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°02′42″N 1°47′17″W / 51.045°N 1.788°WCoordinates: 51°02′42″N 1°47′17″W / 51.045°N 1.788°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | District |
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| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 455 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Salisbury District Hospital is a hospital near Britford, serving the nearby city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.
Before the building of the present hospital, there were three Salisbury hospitals: Salisbury Infirmary in Fisherton Street near the centre of the city; Newbridge Hospital, dealing with conditions of old age, on the southern edge of the city; and Odstock Hospital, further south, some 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) from the city centre. The three were amalgamated into Salisbury District Hospital when it opened on the Odstock site in 1991.
The Salisbury Infirmary had a long history as a hospital. A detailed account of its foundation is contained in Hoare's History of Modern Wiltshire:
When the Infirmary closed it contained general surgical and medical wards, an ophthalmology ward, a private ward, an extensive outpatient department, two general operating theatres and an intensive care unit. It was in this ICU that the Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott died from an alcohol/drugs related illness in January 1986.
The first Odstock Hospital was constructed in the parish of Britford by the United States of America to treat American troops who were stationed in the Salisbury area during the Second World War. Prior to the opening of the new Salisbury District Hospital on the site in 1991, Odstock accommodated a number of specialities, including orthopaedics, ear nose and throat, obstetrics and gynaecology, and rehabilitation. The hospital was renowned during the latter part of the 20th century for its pioneering work in plastic surgery and the treatment of burns.
The Hospital is now part of the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
The Salisbury District Hospital has developed greatly over the years opening many specialist units and general wards. The hospital houses one of the 11 specialist spinal injury treatment centres based in the UK; as well as having dedicated wards for Orthopaedics, Spinal Injuries, Burns, Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Cardiology, Stroke, Palliative Care, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, Oncology, Haematology, Respiratory Medicine, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ear/Nose and Throat, Medical Assessment, Elderly Medical Assessment, Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation. The hospital has a number of specialist outpatient services, including Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery and the longest running Skin Laser Clinic in the country. There is also a day surgery unit, a full range of radiological facilities, full pathological and microbiological laboratories. The Emergency Department at the hospital was rated highly in the country in recent surveys.
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