Rotherham General Hospital | |
Org/Group: | Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust |
Location: | Rotherham |
Region: | South Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Healthcare: | NHS |
Type: | District General |
Emergency: | Yes |
Founded: | 1914 |
Map Type: | South Yorkshire |
Coordinates: | 53.4137°N -1.3431°W |
Rotherham General Hospital is an acute general hospital in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital has its origins in a sanatorium created at Oakwood Hall for soldiers gassed in the trenches.[1] A modern hospital was built on the Oakwood Hall estate between 1972 and 1978.[1] The special care baby unit, which had been located at Doncaster Gate Hospital, was transferred to Rotherham General Hospital in 1984.[1]
The hospital was featured in Can Gerry Robinson Fix the NHS? an Open University BBC series shown on BBC2 in January 2007.[2] An updated urgent and emergency care centre was opened in 2017.[1]