South Hams Hospital
Appearance
South Hams Hospital | |
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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | |
![]() South Hams Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, England |
Coordinates | 50°17′21″N 3°47′01″W / 50.2892°N 3.7836°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Community |
History | |
Opened | 1929 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
South Hams Hospital is a health facility in Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, England. It is managed by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and formerly by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
History
[edit]The facility was opened by the Bishop of Exeter as the Kingsbridge, Salcombe and District Cottage Hospital in April 1929.[1] In 1932, Emma José Townsend, a visitor to the hospital, was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal for trying to prevent a farmer from murdering his son with a shotgun in one of the wards.[2][3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and subsequently became known as South Hams Hospital.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "A walk down memory lane for the NHS's 70th anniversary". Dartmouth Chronicle. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 33861". The London Gazette. 6 September 1932. p. 5687.
- ^ "Emma José Townsend GC". Devon Heritage. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "South Hams Hospital, Kingsbridge". National Archives. Retrieved 11 January 2020.