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Salisbury District Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. Previously Salisbury hospitals comprised three units: Salisbury Infirmary in Fisherton Street near the centre of the city, Odstock Hospital some two miles outside the city to the south, and Newbridge Hospital, dealing with conditions of old age, on the southern edge of the city. These three units were amalgamated into Salisbury District Hospital when it opened in 1991. ==History== The Salisbury Infirmary had a long history as a hospital. A detailed account of its foundation is contained in Hoare's ''History of Modern Wiltshire'':〔Volume VI, ''City of Salisbury'' (ed. Benson and Hatcher), London 1843〕 :"A legacy of £500 having been left by Lord Feversham towards the establishment of a County Hospital in Wiltshire, letters were written by the mayor to the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Radnor and the Bishop, to solicit their advice and assistance in carrying the design into effect. On 24 September 1766, a general meeting of the inhabitants of the City, Close and neighbourhood was held, certain resolutions adopted, and books opened to receive subscriptions. The Earl of Pembroke was unanimously nominated visitor, and the Earl of Radnor president, Mr Robert Cooper treasurer, and Dr Hele and Dr Jacob physicians. A committee was also appointed to make the necessary arrangements. Messages were forthwith dispatched to different quarters to solicit subscriptions; and the actual site, with several houses then standing upon it, was purchased for the erection of an Infirmary. The houses were rendered as commodious as possible; and on the 2d of May 1767, were opened for the reception of patients. Behind, a structure capable of containing above an hundred beds was to be built, after the design of Mr Wood, architect of Bath, and the foundation was laid at the anniversary meeting, 14 September. From the first year's report of the state of the charity, which was published on 1 September, it appears, that in the course of the preceding year, forthy-three in and eighty-eight out patients, had been admitted and suitably treated, at the expense of £1706 19s. 10d. The design was prosecuted with the utmost alacrity; and in 1771, when the building was ready for the reception of patients, the houses in front were removed..." When the Infirmary closed it contained general surgical and medical wards, an ophthalmology ward, a private ward, an extensive outpatient department, two general operating theatres and an intensive care unit. It was in this ICU that Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott died from an alcohol/drugs related illness in January 1986.〔( BBC News 1986 )〕 Odstock Hospital was constructed in Britford parish by the United States of America to treat American troops who were stationed in the Salisbury area during World War II. Prior to the opening of the Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock accommodated a number of specialities including orthopaedics, ear nose and throat, obstetrics and gynaecology, and rehabilitation. The hospital was renowned during the latter part of the 20th century for its pioneering work in plastic surgery and the treatment of burns. 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「Salisbury District Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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