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Former hospital in Birkenhead, Wirral, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birkenhead General Hospital (known as Birkenhead Borough Hospital until 1926) was a hospital situated on Park Road North, between Prince Edward Street and Livingstone Street, in Birkenhead, England.
| Birkenhead General Hospital | |
|---|---|
Birkenhead Borough Hospital | |
  Shown in Merseyside | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Park Road North, Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53.395817°N 3.034507°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863[1] |
| Closed | 1982[2] |
The hospital was built in 1862 and opened the following year as Borough Hospital.[1] The name was changed to Birkenhead General Hospital in 1926.[1] From 1948 it was run by the Birkenhead Hospital Management Committee, and after 1974 by the Wirral Area Health Authority.[2] After services were transferred to the newly opened Arrowe Park Hospital, the building ceased to be used in 1982.[2]
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