Airedale General Hospital

Airedale General Hospital
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Outpatients Department Entrance to Airedale General Hospital, December 2013
Airedale General Hospital is located in West Yorkshire
Airedale General Hospital
Location in West Yorkshire
Geography
LocationSteeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°53′53″N 1°57′46″W / 53.898000°N 1.962700°W / 53.898000; -1.962700
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universityLeeds University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds324
History
Opened1970
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Airedale General Hospital is an NHS district General Hospital based in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.[1] Airedale was opened for patients in July 1970[2] and officially opened by the Prince of Wales on 11 December of the same year.[3] The hospital covers a wide area including Keighley, Skipton and parts of the Yorkshire Dales and eastern Lancashire. As of 2021, the hospital had links for neurosurgical emergencies with Leeds General Infirmary. The hospital provides approximately 324 beds.[4]

  1. ^ "Google Maps – location". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. ^ "60 patients switched to new hospital". Telegraph and Argus. 6 July 1970. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "Airedale General Hospital". Steetonandeastburn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ "CQC Report". Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.