Brighton General Hospital

Details

Name :

Brighton General Hospital

Address  :

Elm Grove

Town  :

Brighton

State  :

East Sussex

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

BN2 3EW

Phone  :

44 0 1273 696011

Web URL  :

Brighton General Hospital
Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Dermatology
  • Gynaecology
  • Hematologist
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology Lab
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon


History

This hospital used to be a workhouse and in the 1881 census listed 1043 residents of the workhouse

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