Whitby Hospital

The Whitby Hospital is a community hospital in Springhill, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It is managed by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.^[1]

Whitby Hospital
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Whitby Hospital
Location in North Yorkshire
Geography
Location	Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Coordinates	54.4840°N 0.6190°W / 54.4840; -0.6190
Organisation
Type	Community Hospital
History
Opened	1896
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

The hospital was first housed in a Church Street facility in 1896.^[2] In 1901 that was replaced by a more permanent facility in Grape Street in 1901.^[2] A new facility built to commemorate lives lost in the First World War was built at Springhill and opened by Princess Mary in 1925.^[3] The memorial hospital was demolished and replaced by a modern facility which was opened by Princess Margaret in 1979.^[3] In February 2018 it was agreed to redevelop the hospital site at a cost of £12 million into a "health and wellbeing hub" with an urgent care centre and 19 inpatient beds.^[4]