Derbyshire Children's Hospital
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Derbyshire Children's Hospital is a children's hospital
in Derby
in the United Kingdom
.
The hospital is located in a modern building on the Royal Derby Hospital (formerly Derby City General Hospital) site, opened in 1996. It was the only entirely new children's hospital built in the UK in the twentieth century. Prior to this, the hospital was located in a Victorian
building on North Street in Derby, which has since been converted into flat
s.
Children's hospital
A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children . The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties...
in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The hospital is located in a modern building on the Royal Derby Hospital (formerly Derby City General Hospital) site, opened in 1996. It was the only entirely new children's hospital built in the UK in the twentieth century. Prior to this, the hospital was located in a Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
building on North Street in Derby, which has since been converted into flat
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
s.