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Hospital

Rotherham Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Rotherham Public Dispensary (1806 - 1872)
Rotherham Hospital and Dispensary (1872 - 1948)
Doncaster Gate Hospital (1948 - 1957)
Address
Doncaster Gate, Rotherham, S65 1DW
Previous Locations
Wellgate, Rotherham (1806 - 1828)
College Square, Rotherham (1828 - 1872)
Foundation Year
1806
Status
Closed (since 1984)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Sheffield
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Rotherham and Mexborough
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Trent
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Trent
District Authority (1974-1982)
Rotherham
District Authority (Post-1982)
Rotherham
Pre-1974 County
West Riding of Yorkshire
Post-1974 County
South Yorkshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric, Maternity, Other
Post-1948 information
AC: 1948 - 1978.
MAT: 1980 - 1984.
OTHER: 1980 - 1984 Women and children.

Other information

All departments, except child and family Psychiatry and limited X-ray, closed 1984

Record locations

  • Rotherham Hospital

    Hospital now closed - records possibly now at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Archives and Local Studies Section
  • Sheffield Regional Hospital Board

    Sheffield Regional Hospital Board became Trent Regional Health Authority in 1974. No indication of what might have happened to these records