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Location Oldham,, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency Founded c.1870 (as a workhouse infirmary) Address Rochdale Rd, Manchester OL1 2JH, UK Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit | ||
Information tour of maternity services at the royal oldham hospital
The Royal Oldham Hospital is a NHS hospital in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and was opened with its present name on 1 December 1989. Its services are commissioned by NHS Oldham.
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- Information tour of maternity services at the royal oldham hospital
- The royal oldham hospital new maternity children s and neonatal units pennine acute hospitals nhs trust
- History
- Former names
- References
Formerly known as Oldham and District General Hospital, the hospital lies within the Coldhurst area of Oldham on the boundary with Royton. It was the birthplace of Louise Brown, the world's first successful in vitro fertilised "test tube baby", on 25 July 1978.
The hospital also has its own radio station, known as Radio Cavell.
The royal oldham hospital new maternity children s and neonatal units pennine acute hospitals nhs trust
History
The Royal Oldham Hospital is formed by a collection of buildings built in succession since 1851 along Rochdale Road. Its earliest parts exist from the site's time as a local workhouse, having been named Oldham Union Workhouse; Oldham's main hospital was then on the current site of Oldham Sixth Form College.
Former names
The former names of the Royal Oldham Hospital are: