The Princess of Wales Hospital is a healthcare facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
| Princess of Wales Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Princess of Wales Hospital | |
  Location in Cambridgeshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°24′48″N 0°16′32″E / 52.4132°N 0.2755°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe facility was established as the Royal Air Force Hospital Ely in 1939.[1] It treated military casualties during the Second World War.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, following a visit by the Princess of Wales in 1987, it was renamed the Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital.[2] Despite a decision by the Royal Air Force to close the facility in 1992, it was saved from closure as a result of pressure from Action for a Community Hospital in Ely, a local pressure group.[3] It was subsequently managed on a civilian basis and renamed the Princess of Wales Hospital.[4]
References
edit- ^ Lane, Joan (2001). A Social History of Medicine: Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950. Routledge. p. 183. ISBN 978-0415200370.
- ^ a b "It's coming home". Spotted in Ely. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "NHS bosses unveil beginnings of master plan to re-develop Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely - a decision warmly welcomed". Ely Standard. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely". National Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2019.