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Hospital

Halifax General Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
St Luke's Hospital (by 1929 - 1935)
St Luke's (War) Hospital 1914-1920
Address
Salterhebble, Halifax, HX3 0PW
Current Trust
Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1901
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Halifax
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982)
Calderdale
District Authority (Post-1982)
Calderdale
Pre-1974 County
Yorkshire
Post-1974 County
West Yorkshire
Post-1996 County
West Middlands

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1901 - 1930.
LA: 1930 - 1948 Halifax County Borough Council.
Premises under military occupation as a war hospital, 1914-1920
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General, Military
Pre-1948 information
GEN: Mainly.
Military 1914-1920
Post-1948
Acute
Post-1948 information
AC: Mainly.

Other information

The hospital opened in 1901, but as a Training School for Nurses had already been established in 1890, the founding date of the institution probably lies in the 19th century. In 1929 there were 400 beds of which 367 were occupied on average, with a total of 2365 patients being treated per year. There was a maternity home with private wards.

Record locations

  • West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters

    Record types

    Administrative
    1896 - 1955
    Finance
    1935 - 1947
    Nursing
    1923 - 1929
    Staff
    1902 - 1928
    Clinical
    1930 - 1953
    Other
    1896 - 1955

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    NRA: CAT: 24877.
    At Repository: C331
    Orig Workhouse Infirmary for Halifax Poor Law Union
    1914-1920 St Luke's (War) Hospital used premises
    1930 taken over by Halifax County Borough (Became St Luke's) 1948 Halifax Hospital Management Committee.