Parks · North East England
West Park Hospital
West Park Hospital in England North East, United Kingdom.
David Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
West Park Hospital is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
West Park Hospital is a modern NHS adult psychiatric hospital in Darlington, County Durham, England. It is managed by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative ('PFI') contract, to replace outdated facilitates at the Pierremont Unit and the Beaumont Ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital and at the Gables Unit in Sedgefield, in 2002. It was built at a cost of £16 million and was officially opened by Alan Milburn, Minister for the Cabinet Office, in December 2004. At the time of opening the new facility had 24 rooms for older people, 60 bedrooms for acute adult patients and 10 intensive care beds.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5433, -1.5906
- District
- Darlington
- Parish
- Darlington, unparished area
- Postcode
- DL2 2TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Darlington
- Established
- 2004
- Official site
- www.tewv.nhs.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7986167 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Park Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Park Hospital?
- West Park Hospital is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL2 2TS), in the parish of Darlington, unparished area.
- When was West Park Hospital built?
- Built or established in 2004.
- Is West Park Hospital free to visit?
- Yes, West Park Hospital is free to enter.
- How do I get to West Park Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL2 2TS. It sits within the Darlington parliamentary constituency.