South Hams Hospital

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.

South Hams Hospital
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
South Hams Hospital
Shown in Devon
Geography
Location	Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Coordinates	50.2892°N 3.7836°W / 50.2892; -3.7836
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Community
History
Opened	1929
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

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

1. "A walk down memory lane for the NHS's 70th anniversary". Dartmouth Chronicle. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
2. "No. 33861". The London Gazette. 6 September 1932. p. 5687.
3. "Emma José Townsend GC". Devon Heritage. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
4. "South Hams Hospital, Kingsbridge". National Archives. Retrieved 11 January 2020.