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Darlington Memorial Hospital

Darlington Memorial Hospital in England North East, United Kingdom.

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15 min–45 min

About

Darlington Memorial Hospital is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Darlington Memorial Hospital is an acute NHS hospital providing healthcare for people living in southern County Durham, England. It is managed by the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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Background

History

The hospital has its origins in the Darlington Dispensary established in the Market Buildings in 1808. It moved to Russell Street as the Darlington Hospital and Dispensary in 1864 and moved to Greenbank Road as the Darlington General Hospital in 1884. The new hospital was officially opened in 1933 by Prince George (who later became the Duke of Kent), fourth son of George V. The hospital was re-built in the late 1970s and re-opened in its new facilities in 1980. A state of the art MRI scanner was installed at the hospital in June 2018. In 2025, the hospital was at the centre of a high profile lawsuit between a group of eight nurses and the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust…

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Coordinates
54.5300, -1.5643
Address
Darlington
Established
1933
Official site
www.cddft.nhs.uk

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Darlington Memorial Hospital?
Darlington Memorial Hospital is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5300°, -1.5643°.
When was Darlington Memorial Hospital built?
Darlington Memorial Hospital dates to 1933.