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Hospital

Bedford General Hospital (South Wing)

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bedford General Infirmary (1803 - 1898)
Bedford County Hospital (1898 - 1950)
Address
Kempston Road, Bedford, MK42 9DJ
Current Trust
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1803
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Bedford Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
District Authority (Post-1982)
North Bedfordshire
Pre-1974 County
Bedfordshire
Post-1974 County
Bedfordshire
Post-1996 County
Bedfordshire

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General, Maternity
Pre-1948 information
Maternity 1931 - 1945
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

1899 Bedford County Hospital built on site of previous Infirmary. Private Charity and the Public Purse - by Bernard Cashman published for North Bedfordshire Health Authority, 1988 Bedford Group of Hospitals Survey 1948 - 1958 NB not all the case records are catalogued.

Record locations

  • Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1801 - 1976
    General
    1801 - 1974
    Finance
    1812 - 1948
    Staff
    1968 - 1976
    Admission
    1914 - 1942
    Clinical
    1930 - 1988
    Ephemera
    1890 - 1902
    Pictorial
    1930 - 1940

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Surgical 1914 1930 - 1976
    orthopedic 1941
    Medical Notes 1931 - 1945
    General Admission 1973 - 1988