Ellen Badger Hospital
The Ellen Badger is a small community NHS hospital located within the town of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It is operated by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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The hospital before expansion, on a postcard dated 1914
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Memorial plaque commemorating Ellen Badger
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The hospital was built in 1896 to a design by Edward William Mountford. It was endowed by the local wine merchant Richard Badger, and named by him in memory of his wife. The street opposite the Hospital's main frontage is called 'Badgers Crescent'.
Its facilities include a 16 bedded ward with on site physiotherapy, occupational therapy, x-ray, out-patient clinics and a first aid unit. There is a day unit attached to the hospital together with community nursing services.
See also
References
- ^ "'Parishes: Shipston-on-Stour', in A History of the County of Worcester". London. 1913. pp. 521–524. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Cunningham, Chris. "Mountford, Edward William (1855–1908)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35135. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Ponty, Steve (2017). The Secret Shire of Cotswold. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-5272-1121-6.
- ^ Lugg, Ben (20 August 2019). "Ellen Badger medical centre plans due in October". Stratford Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ See: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/138157326
- ^ "Ellen Badger Hospital". NHS Choices. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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