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Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Park Hospital is a large NHS hospital located in Taunton, Somerset, England, run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Originally a US Army General Hospital during the Second World War, it became an NHS hospital in 1951.
The 67th General Hospital was authorised on 3 March 1941, during the Second World War, and activated 1 September 1942 as an American Army Hospital and occupied by the U.S. Army Medical Corps. After the war, it continued in use as a Ministry of Pensions Hospital and only became a General Hospital within the National Health Service in 1951.
Early royal visits included those by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1959 and by Princess Anne in 1970, when she opened the Intensive Therapy Unit. Following an operation on his foot in 1977, Somerset cricketer Ian Botham mistakenly walked into a children's ward at Musgrove Park. He gives this as his inspiration for raising millions of pounds for leukaemia charities.
During the great snow of February 1978, the helicopter became a familiar sight, bringing in patients with head injuries, transporting mothers in labour and supplying smaller hospitals. This was followed by the Taunton train fire of July 1978, which also affected staff and patients.
The first major development of the hospital, the Queen's Building, which provides accident and emergency, orthopaedics, endoscopy and ophthalmics as well as therapy services, was opened by Elizabeth II in 1987.
On 1 April 1991, the Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust became operational and started to manage services provided by Musgrove Park Hospital.
The Duchess Building, which provides medical and care of the elderly, outpatients, oral surgery and orthodontics, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, pharmacy and paramedical support, was opened by the Duchess of Gloucester in 1995.
In October 2006, a new multi-storey car park was opened, provided under a 25-year public-private partnership (PPP). The Cedars car park was built with 736 spaces, operated by Dutch company Q-Park. A new cardiac extension to the hospital was built at this time, providing primary angioplasty facilities.
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Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Park Hospital is a large NHS hospital located in Taunton, Somerset, England, run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Originally a US Army General Hospital during the Second World War, it became an NHS hospital in 1951.
The 67th General Hospital was authorised on 3 March 1941, during the Second World War, and activated 1 September 1942 as an American Army Hospital and occupied by the U.S. Army Medical Corps. After the war, it continued in use as a Ministry of Pensions Hospital and only became a General Hospital within the National Health Service in 1951.
Early royal visits included those by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1959 and by Princess Anne in 1970, when she opened the Intensive Therapy Unit. Following an operation on his foot in 1977, Somerset cricketer Ian Botham mistakenly walked into a children's ward at Musgrove Park. He gives this as his inspiration for raising millions of pounds for leukaemia charities.
During the great snow of February 1978, the helicopter became a familiar sight, bringing in patients with head injuries, transporting mothers in labour and supplying smaller hospitals. This was followed by the Taunton train fire of July 1978, which also affected staff and patients.
The first major development of the hospital, the Queen's Building, which provides accident and emergency, orthopaedics, endoscopy and ophthalmics as well as therapy services, was opened by Elizabeth II in 1987.
On 1 April 1991, the Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust became operational and started to manage services provided by Musgrove Park Hospital.
The Duchess Building, which provides medical and care of the elderly, outpatients, oral surgery and orthodontics, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, pharmacy and paramedical support, was opened by the Duchess of Gloucester in 1995.
In October 2006, a new multi-storey car park was opened, provided under a 25-year public-private partnership (PPP). The Cedars car park was built with 736 spaces, operated by Dutch company Q-Park. A new cardiac extension to the hospital was built at this time, providing primary angioplasty facilities.
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