Poole Hospital | |
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50°43′17.4″N 1°58′24.6″W / 50.721500°N 1.973500°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 789 |
History | |
Opened | 1907 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Poole Hospital (also known as Poole General Hospital) is an acute general hospital in Poole, Dorset, England. Built in 1907, it has expanded from a basic 14-bed facility into a 789-bed hospital. It is the trauma centre for east Dorset and provides specialist services such as cancer treatment for the entire county. It is managed by the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital was managed by Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust until the merger with The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 October 2020.