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The Aldeburgh Cottage Hospital is located at Park Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 3ES in England. Its 20 beds are currently run by Suffolk Community Healthcare, which in turn is run by Serco, an outsourcing company.〔Website of: League of Friends Aldeburgh and District Community Hospital. http://aldeburghhospitalfriends.weebly.com/aldeburgh-hospital.html〕 The services of the hospital as a whole are delivered "on behalf of the NHS by SERCO, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Community Dental Services CIC."〔Hospital brochure or Patient Information Leaflet. 2014. http://www.suffolkcommunityhealthcare.com/Portals/2/ACH%20Patient%20Information%20Leaflet%20V6%201%20Feb%202014.pdf〕 It was founded in 1925 as the "Aldeburgh Cottage Nursing Association" and renamed as the Aldeburgh Cottage Hospital in 1944.〔National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=563〕 It has since been renamed by some official in the National Health Service as "Aldeburgh Community Hospital", but its main stakeholders, i.e. the patients, visitors, and local residents and taxpayers, continue to refer to it as the Cottage Hospital. The current MP for the area, Therese Coffey has said that the Hospital is "well recognised and loved in the community".〔Therese Coffey in Hansard, 25 March 2014. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/halltext/140325h0001.htm〕 Aldeburgh Cottage Hospital has been "highly commended by the Care Quality Commission."〔Therese Coffey in Hansard, 25 March 2014. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/halltext/140325h0001.htm〕 The hospital serves Aldeburgh, Thorpeness, Aldringham, Leiston, Sizewell, Snape and other nearby areas. ==Facilities== Aldeburgh Cottage Hospital is an in-patient hospital with 20 beds for who suffer long-term conditions. Other services include outpatient physiotherapy, x- ray, renal dialysis and a day centre. The hospital can also arrange for a clerk in holy orders to attend on the spiritual needs of patients, upon request. A mobile library run by St.John’s Ambulance visits weekly.〔Hospital brochure or Patient Information Leaflet. 2014. http://www.suffolkcommunityhealthcare.com/Portals/2/ACH%20Patient%20Information%20Leaflet%20V6%201%20Feb%202014.pdf〕 The ward is run by a matron and a team of nurses and others. The hospital also offers various types of outpatient treatment. The hospital is also the headquarters for a team of district nurses and other healthcare professionals.〔NHS website. http://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=98537〕 In 2006 it had 31 beds.〔Sapsted, David. 31 January 2006. _Daily Telegraph_. "Lifeline for cottage hospitals threatened with closure". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1509270/Lifeline-for-cottage-hospitals-threatened-with-closure.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aldeburgh Cottage Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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