Pinderfields Hospital
| Pinderfields Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust | |
 The new Pinderfields Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes - Trauma Unit |
| Beds | 1040 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Pinderfields Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
History
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The original acute hospital in Wakefield was established as part of the Stanley Royd Hospital and opened on 8 March 1900.[1] It was briefly renamed Wakefield Emergency Hospital before becoming Pinderfields General Hospital in the 1940s.[1] Harold Balme was officer-in-charge of the hospital when it was one of two major rehabilitation hospitals during the Second World War.[2]
The name derives from the Pinder of Wakefield, the townsmen in charge of impounding stray animals who were tasked with ensuring that no-one dare trespass on Wakefield under their watchful eyes.[1]
A new hospital, to be known as the Pinderfields Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract to replace Pinderfields General Hospital in 2007. The new hospital, which was designed by the Building Design Partnership[3] and built by Balfour Beatty,[4] cost around £150 million.[5] It was completed in June 2010.[6] and was opened by the Princess Royal in September 2011.[7]
In January 2018, with overcrowding becoming a serious issue at many hospitals, patients were pictured sleeping on the bare floors of Pinderfields Hospital.[8]
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External links
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