Hornsea Cottage Hospital

Hornsea Cottage Hospital is a health facility in Eastgate, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Hornsea Cottage Hospital
Hornsea Cottage Hospital
Shown in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Geography
Location	Eastgate, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Coordinates	53.9152°N 0.1692°W / 53.9152; -0.1692
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1923
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

The facility, which was built as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the First World War, opened in 1923.^[1] Originally providing just eight beds,^[2] it joined the National Health Service in 1948^[1] and benefited from a major refurbishment in 2012.^[3] The minor injuries unit closed in April 2018.^[4]

References

1. "Hornsea District Hospital, Hornsea". National Archives. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. Allison, K. J.; Baggs, A. P.; Cooper, T. N.; Davidson-Cragoe, C.; Walker, J. (2002). "'North division: Hornsea', in A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 7, Holderness Wapentake, Middle and North Divisions, ed. G H R Kent". London: British History Online. pp. 273–295. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
3. "Is this the end for the small rural hospital?". Yorkshire Post. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
4. "Hornsea's Minor Injuries unit to close despite campaign to save it". ITV. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.