Leigh Infirmary | |
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | The Avenue, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England |
Coordinates | 53°30′15″N 2°30′44″W / 53.5041°N 2.5121°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Community hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1906 |
Links | |
Website |
www |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Leigh Infirmary is a healthcare facility in The Avenue, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
The site for the facility was a gift from Lord Lilford of Atherton Hall. [1] The facility itself, which was financed by a legacy from Miss Elizabeth Farnworth and by other subscribers, was completed in 1906. [1] A ward was allocated for the treatment of military casualties at the start of the First World War. [2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948. [3] A new diagnostic and treatment centre was officially opened by Andy Burnham, the Shadow Health Secretary and Member of Parliament for the town, in January 2014. [4]
Leigh Infirmary | |
---|---|
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | The Avenue, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England |
Coordinates | 53°30′15″N 2°30′44″W / 53.5041°N 2.5121°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Community hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1906 |
Links | |
Website |
www |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Leigh Infirmary is a healthcare facility in The Avenue, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
The site for the facility was a gift from Lord Lilford of Atherton Hall. [1] The facility itself, which was financed by a legacy from Miss Elizabeth Farnworth and by other subscribers, was completed in 1906. [1] A ward was allocated for the treatment of military casualties at the start of the First World War. [2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948. [3] A new diagnostic and treatment centre was officially opened by Andy Burnham, the Shadow Health Secretary and Member of Parliament for the town, in January 2014. [4]