Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Name :

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Address  :

Armthorpe Road

Town  :

Doncaster

State  :

South Yorkshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

DN2 5LT

Phone  :

01302 366666

Fax  :

01302 320098

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • Hematologist
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon

Description

Doncaster Royal Infirmary is one of the key hospitals in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The hospital provides a full range of services appropriate to a large district general hospital in 800 beds Each year the hospital treats around 150000 patients along with 95500 AampE patients combined figures for Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Montagu Hospital The Royal Infirmary is situated 1 mile from the town centre and is easily accessible due to good public transport routes and its location in the centre of the M1 M62 M18 and A1M


History

History
Doncaster Royal Infirmary started life as the Doncaster Dispensary in French Gate now Greyfriars Road in 1792 The foundation stone of the first purposebuilt hospital in Doncaster St James Hospital was laid in 1852 It eventually became the YMCA building and was demolished in 1963 to make way for town improvements

The governors of the Dispensary saw the need for an infirmary their goal was achieved in 1867 when a new building in Wood Street opened as the Doncaster General Infirmary and Dispensary Within 20 years the hospital was too small and unsuitable for the towns needs and developments in medicine The Wood Street site was extended but the project ran over budget A threeday fundraising bazaar was opened by HRH Princess Christian and this connection led to Home Office approval for the institution to be known as Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Dispensary
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