Salisbury District Hospital
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Salisbury District Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Salisbury
in Wiltshire
, England
.
Previously Salisbury Hospitals comprised three units. Salisbury Infirmary in Fisherton Street near the centre of the city, Odstock Hospital situated some two miles outside the city to the south and Newbridge Hospital, dealing with conditions of old age situated on the southern edge of the city.
These three units were amalgamated into The Salisbury District Hospital when it opened in 1991.
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 Thin Lizzy
singer Phil Lynott
died from an alcohol/drugs related illness in January 1986.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/4/newsid_4041000/4041511.stm
Odstock Hospital was constructed by the United States of America
to treat American troops who were stationed in the Salisbury area during World War II
. Prior to the opening of the Salisbury District Hospital Odstock accommodated a number of specialities including orthopaedics, ear nose and throat, obstetrics
and gynaecology
and rehabilitation. Odstock Hospital was renowned during the latter part of the last century for its pioneering work in the field of plastic surgery
and the treatment of burns.
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, Ear/Nose and Throat, Medical Assessment, Elderly Medical Assessment, Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation. 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.
The hospital is currently investing in the building of a new Cardiac Investigation Unit for the treatment of emergency and non-emergency cardiac conditions, which will prevent the majority of cardiac emergencies needing to be transported to Southampton General Hospital after initial treatment in Salisbury. The Hospital is additionally refurbishing parts of the hospital. New library and administration offices have been opened; a new paediatric ward and paediatric outpatients are being built; and the A&E Department is being extended and refurbished - a new modern and newly equipped Resuscitation Room is now in use. A new waiting room, paediatrics area and modernisation of the other areas are still ongoing.
The hospital has strong links to Bournemouth University
for the practical education of advanced diploma and degree level student nurses; as well as providing a training location for students of radiography and physiotherapy from the University of The West of England http://www.uwe.ac.uk/.
The Wessex Regional Genetics Service (WRGL) has a laboratory within the main hospital building.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Previously Salisbury Hospitals comprised three units. Salisbury Infirmary in Fisherton Street near the centre of the city, Odstock Hospital situated some two miles outside the city to the south and Newbridge Hospital, dealing with conditions of old age situated on the southern edge of the city.
These three units were amalgamated into The Salisbury District Hospital when it opened in 1991.
History
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:- "A legacy of £500 having been left by Lord Feversham towards the establishment of a County Hospital in Wiltshire, letters were written by the mayor to the Earl of PembrokeHenry Herbert, 10th Earl of PembrokeHenry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke, 7th Earl of Montgomery was the son of the ninth earl of Pembroke, and was named after his father.-Biography:...
, the Earl of Radnor and the BishopBishop of SalisburyThe Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
, to solicit their advice and assistance in carrying the design into effect. On the 24th of September, 1766, a general meeting of the inhabitants of the City, Close and neighbourhood was held, certain resolutions adopted, and books opened to receive subscriptions. The Earl of Pembroke was unanimously nominated visitor, and the Earl of Radnor president, Mr Robert Cooper treasurer, and Dr HeleHenry HeleHenry Hele M.D. was an English physician, who became a substantial landowner in Wiltshire and Somerset.-Origins:Hele was the son of Richard Hele, of the Close, Sarum, whose will described him as “gentleman”...
and Dr Jacob physicians. A committee was also appointed to make the necessary arrangements. Messages were forthwith dispatched to different quarters to solicit subscriptions; and the actual site, with several houses then standing upon it, was purchased for the erection of an Infirmary. The houses were rendered as commodious as possible; and on the 2d of May, 1767, were opened for the reception of patients. Behind, a structure capable of containing above an hundred beds was to be built, after the design of Mr WoodJohn Wood, the YoungerJohn Wood, the Younger was an English architect, working principally in the city of Bath, Somerset. He began his work as an assistant for his father, the architect John Wood, the Elder...
, architect of Bath, and the foundation was laid at the anniversary meeting, September 14. From the first year's report of the state of the charity, which was published on the 1st of September, it appears, that in the course of the preceding year, forthy-three in and eighty-eight out patients, had been admitted and suitably treated, at the expense of £1706 19s. 10d. The design was prosecuted with the utmost alacrity; and in 1771, when the building was ready for the reception of patients, the houses in front were removed..."
When the Infirmary closed it contained general surgical and medical wards, an ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
ward, a private ward, an extensive outpatient department, two general operating theatres and an intensive care unit
Intensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
. It was in this ICU that Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
singer Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
died from an alcohol/drugs related illness in January 1986.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/4/newsid_4041000/4041511.stm
Odstock Hospital was constructed by the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to treat American troops who were stationed in the Salisbury area during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Prior to the opening of the Salisbury District Hospital Odstock accommodated a number of specialities including orthopaedics, ear nose and throat, obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
and gynaecology
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
and rehabilitation. Odstock Hospital was renowned during the latter part of the last century for its pioneering work in the field of plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
and the treatment of burns.
Present day
The Hospital is now part of the Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS trust based in Salisbury that covers South Wiltshire, North and East Dorset and South West Hampshire. It gained Foundation trust status in 2006 and is currently rated as fair and excellent in quality of services and use of resources respectively .It Includes...
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, Ear/Nose and Throat, Medical Assessment, Elderly Medical Assessment, Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation. 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.
The hospital is currently investing in the building of a new Cardiac Investigation Unit for the treatment of emergency and non-emergency cardiac conditions, which will prevent the majority of cardiac emergencies needing to be transported to Southampton General Hospital after initial treatment in Salisbury. The Hospital is additionally refurbishing parts of the hospital. New library and administration offices have been opened; a new paediatric ward and paediatric outpatients are being built; and the A&E Department is being extended and refurbished - a new modern and newly equipped Resuscitation Room is now in use. A new waiting room, paediatrics area and modernisation of the other areas are still ongoing.
The hospital has strong links to Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
for the practical education of advanced diploma and degree level student nurses; as well as providing a training location for students of radiography and physiotherapy from the University of The West of England http://www.uwe.ac.uk/.
The Wessex Regional Genetics Service (WRGL) has a laboratory within the main hospital building.