# Warwick Hospital

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{{Infobox hospital
| name                = Warwick Hospital
| org_group           = [South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust](/source/South_Warwickshire_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust)
| image               = Warwick hospital lakin rd 4u07.JPG
| caption             = The main entrance on Lakin Road, Warwick.
| image_size          = 
| logo                = <!-- optional -->
| location            = [Warwick](/source/Warwick)
| region              = [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire)
| state               = 
| country             = [England](/source/England)
| coordinates         = {{coord|52.2903|-1.5836|type:landmark_region:GB-WAR|display=inline,title}}
| healthcare          = NHS
| type                = General
| speciality          = 
| emergency           = Yes
| affiliation         = [Warwick Medical School](/source/Warwick_Medical_School)
| beds                = 350
| founded             = 1848
| closed              = <!-- optional -->
| website             = {{URL|https://www.swft.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/warwick-hospital}}
| other_links         = <!-- optional -->
| pushpin_map         = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Shown In Warwickshire
}}
'''Warwick Hospital''' on Lakin Road in the northwest of [Warwick](/source/Warwick), [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire), England is run by [South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust](/source/South_Warwickshire_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust).<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.warwickhospital.nhs.uk/patients_visitors/howtofindus.aspx|title =How to get there|publisher =NHS: South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust|accessdate =20 April 2008|url-status =dead|archiveurl =http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20081112140235/http%3A//www.warwickhospital.nhs.uk/patients_visitors/howtofindus.aspx|archivedate =12 November 2008}}</ref>

==History==
The facility has its origins in the infirmary built for the Warwick Union Poorhouse in Union Road (now Lakin Road) in 1848.<ref name=workhouse>{{cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Warwick/|title=Warwick|publisher=Workhouses|accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref> The infirmary was extended in 1857 and 1876 with a [chapel](/source/chapel) and [mortuary](/source/mortuary) following in 1883.<ref name=workhouse/> A new purpose-built hospital was completed in 1903 and the old workhouse, which became known as the Warwick Public Assistance Institution, was integrated into the new hospital after 1930.<ref name=workhouse/> The hospital joined the [National Health Service](/source/National_Health_Service) in 1948 and the Public Assistance Institution ceased to operate as a separate body from 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=1593&page=20|title=Warwick Public Assistance Institution, Warwick|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref>

The main maternity unit for the district was moved from [Warneford Hospital](/source/Warneford_Hospital%2C_Leamington_Spa) in [Leamington Spa](/source/Leamington_Spa) to Warwick in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://districtadvertisers.co.uk/remembering-the-warneford.html|title=Remembering the Warneford|publisher=District Advertiser|accessdate=27 October 2018|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024113123/http://districtadvertisers.co.uk/remembering-the-warneford.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new cancer centre known as the Aylesford Unit opened in a dedicated building in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warwickshirelife.co.uk/people/new-cancer-unit-a-warwick-hospital-warwickshire-life-1-1632909|title=New Cancer Unit a Warwick Hospital, Warwickshire Life|date=7 February 2010|publisher=Warwickshire Life|accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref> The hospital also started work on a new birthing centre in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stratford-herald.com/81020-work-starts-hospitals-new-birthing-centre.html|title=Work starts on hospital’s new birthing centre|date=16 January 2018|publisher=Stratford Herald|accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Warwick Hospital -old buildings 7y08.jpg|Old buildings
File:Warwick Hospital -Education Centre 7y08.jpg|Education Centre
</gallery>

==See also==
* [List of hospitals in England](/source/List_of_hospitals_in_England)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Warwick Hospital}}
*{{cite web|url= http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/pages/Hospital.aspx?id=RJC02&v=7 |title =NHS choices: Warwick Hospital| publisher = [National Health Service](/source/National_Health_Service)}}

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Category:Hospitals in Warwickshire
Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1903
Category:Buildings and structures in Warwick
Category:NHS hospitals in England

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