Zachary Merton Hospital
| Zachary Merton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | |
.jpg) Zachary Merton Hospital | |
  Shown in West Sussex | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rustington, West Sussex, England |
| Coordinates | 50°48′28″N 0°30′03″W / 50.8079°N 0.5007°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Closed | 2023 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Zachary Merton Hospital was a health facility at Glenville Road, Rustington, West Sussex, England. It was managed by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The facility, which was financed by a trust fund established by Zachary Merton, was opened as a convalescent home in April 1937.[1] It became a maternity hospital in 1939[2] and, after joining the National Health Service as the Zachary Merton Maternity Home in 1948,[3] it became a community hospital in 1979.[1] The hospital was closed, initially on a temporary basis, in November 2023:[4] its permanent closure was confirmed in July 2025.[5]
References
- ^ a b "West Sussex". Historic Hospitals. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Exhibition tells story of Rustington community hospital". Littlehampton Gazette. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Zachary Merton Hospital, Littlehampton". The National Archives. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019.
- ^ Dunn, Karen (29 November 2024). "Hospital still shut a year after temporary closure". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Zachary Merton Hospital update and next steps" (Press release). Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. 8 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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