Leigh Infirmary

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.

Leigh Infirmary
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Leigh Infirmary
Shown in Greater Manchester
Geography
Location	The Avenue, Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates	53.5041°N 2.5121°W / 53.5041; -2.5121
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Community hospital
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1906
Links
Website	www.wwl.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

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]