George Eliot Hospital
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George Eliot Hospital is a single site hospital located in Nuneaton
, Warwickshire
, it is managed by the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. It provides a full range of emergency and elective medical services, including maternity services, to the local area.
The Hospital is one of many local buildings named after Nuneaton-born author George Eliot
. Additionally, many of the Hospital’s surgical and medical wards are named after characters within George Eliot novels (e.g. Felix Holt
, Lydgate, Caterina, Adam Bede
, Dolly Winthrop). The Hospital also has a set of operating theatres on the first floor.
In 1982, the Hospital set up its own museum. Originally intended as a teaching aid, the museum evolved into one of the few NHS-owned museums in the country until it cost-cutting measures forced it to close circa 2005. The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust was formed in April 1994 from the previous George Eliot Hospital Acute Unit & Nuneaton Maternity Hospital. Queen Elizabeth II
visited the Hospital in December that year as part of her first visit to Nuneaton and unveiled a bust
of herself which can be seen in the main entrance. An educational centre known as ‘GETEC’ was completed and opened in late 2006.
in the Walsgrave
area of Coventry which is nearby. The report generated local opposition and led to the formation of a local protest group ‘Nuneaton People’s Protest Group', which was successful in fighting off the ward closures. In May 2010, the Hospital announced that it was closing two wards, Lydgate and Romola, part of a new series of cost-cutting measures.
Nuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, it is managed by the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. It provides a full range of emergency and elective medical services, including maternity services, to the local area.
The Hospital is one of many local buildings named after Nuneaton-born author George Eliot
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans , better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era...
. Additionally, many of the Hospital’s surgical and medical wards are named after characters within George Eliot novels (e.g. Felix Holt
Felix Holt, the Radical
Felix Holt, the Radical is a social novel written by George Eliot about political disputes in a small English town at the time of the First Reform Act of 1832.In January 1868, Eliot penned an article entitled "Address to Working Men, by Felix Holt"...
, Lydgate, Caterina, Adam Bede
Adam Bede
Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot , was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Evans was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time...
, Dolly Winthrop). The Hospital also has a set of operating theatres on the first floor.
History
The George Eliot Hospital opened in 1948. The Manor Hospital, located in the centre of Nuneaton, retained the town’s Accident and Emergency Department, operating theatres and orthopaedic wards until they were moved to the George Eliot Hospital in 1993. The Manor Hospital closed on July 20, 1993 and has since turned into a doctor's surgery.In 1982, the Hospital set up its own museum. Originally intended as a teaching aid, the museum evolved into one of the few NHS-owned museums in the country until it cost-cutting measures forced it to close circa 2005. The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust was formed in April 1994 from the previous George Eliot Hospital Acute Unit & Nuneaton Maternity Hospital. Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
visited the Hospital in December that year as part of her first visit to Nuneaton and unveiled a bust
Bust (sculpture)
A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, as well as a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. These forms recreate the likeness of an individual...
of herself which can be seen in the main entrance. An educational centre known as ‘GETEC’ was completed and opened in late 2006.
Future
An Acute health trust report released in 2006 suggested that George Eliot Hospital should be downgraded and some of its services moved to the new University Hospital CoventryUniversity Hospital Coventry
University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service hospital situated in the Walsgrave area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust...
in the Walsgrave
Walsgrave
Walsgrave-on-Sowe is a village located about 3 miles north-east of Coventry, West Midlands in England. It was built on marsh lands, although it now sees very little flooding. However, due to urban growth, it is now an outer suburb of Coventry, near to Ansty and Shilton...
area of Coventry which is nearby. The report generated local opposition and led to the formation of a local protest group ‘Nuneaton People’s Protest Group', which was successful in fighting off the ward closures. In May 2010, the Hospital announced that it was closing two wards, Lydgate and Romola, part of a new series of cost-cutting measures.