Helston Community Hospital

Helston Community Hospital is a health facility in Helston, Cornwall, England. It is managed by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Helston Community Hospital
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Helston Community Hospital
Shown in Cornwall
Geography
Location	Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	50.0918°N 5.2651°W / 50.0918; -5.2651
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Community Hospital
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened	1923
Links
Website	www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/helston-community/
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

The facility, which was designed and built by E. H. Winn as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the First World War, was opened as the Helston Cottage Hospital on 21 May 1923.^[1] After joining the National Health Service in 1948, it became Helston Community Hospital in 2008.^[2] In June 2018, four beds were closed after a local GP withdrew his support from the hospital.^[3]