Chester-le-Street Hospital

Chester-le-Street Hospital is a health facility in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is managed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Chester-le-Street Hospital
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Chester-le-Street Hospital
Shown in County Durham
Geography
Location	Relton Road, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England
Coordinates	54.8510°N 1.5751°W / 54.8510; -1.5751
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Community
History
Opened	1856
Links
Website	www.cddft.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

The facility has its origins in the Chester-le-Street Union Workhouse which was designed by Matthew Thompson and opened in 1856.^[1] A new infirmary and isolation block were added to the south of the workhouse in 1898.^[1] It joined the National Health Service as Chester-le-Street Hospital in 1948.^[2] A new hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2000: it was built by Robertson Group at a cost of £12 million and completed in 2003.^[3]