South Hams Hospital
Hospital in Devon, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
.jpg) South Hams Hospital | |
 Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 50.2892°N 3.7836°W |
| 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]
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