Kent and Canterbury Hospital

The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, colloquially known among residents as the K+C, is a community hospital in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Kent and Canterbury Hospital
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Shown in Kent
Geography
Location	Canterbury, Kent, England
Coordinates	51.2664°N 1.0884°E / 51.2664; 1.0884
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Community Hospital
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1793
Links
Website	www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

After a suitable site on land formerly belonging to St Augustine's Abbey had been identified, the foundation stone for the Kent and Canterbury Infirmary was laid by Sir Edward Knatchbull in June 1791.^[1] It was completed in September 1793^[2][3] and extended in 1829, 1838 and 1871.^[3]

The present hospital, which was designed in the Art Deco style, was opened by the Duke of Kent in 1937.^[4] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948^[2] and the gynecology department of the hospital moved to Higham Park in 1951 where it would remain for some 30 years.^[5] The hospital was considerably expanded in the 1960s.^[4]