Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
Previous Names
Fulwood Infectious Diseases Hospital (? - 1948)
Fulwood Continuation Hospital (1949 - c.1975)
Fulwood Hospital (c.1975 - 1982)
Address
Longsands Lane, Fulwood, PR2 4RZ
Foundation Year
1904
Status
Closed (since 1985)
Administrative Authorities
Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Preston and Chorley
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Preston
District Authority (Post-1982)
Preston
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable
Status
Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Preston, Fulwood, Longridge and Walton-le-Dale Joint Hospital Board.
Post-1948
NHS
Type
Pre-1948
Isolation, Maternity
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - 1949 Infectious diseases and tuberculosis, 1950 - c.1957 Orthopaedic and gynacological surgery, c.1957 - 1985 Pre-convalescent.
Other information
The hospital closed in about 1949, for conversion to a continuation hospital with beds for 50 acute surgical cases, and re-opened in 1950-51. The hospital was said to be under review and temporarily closed in 1985, but doesn't appear to have re-opened subsequently.