Berwick Infirmary


Berwick Infirmary is a community hospital in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital was first established in a house off Church Street in 1814. It moved to Quay Walls in 1826.
A purpose-built hospital, designed by John Starforth, opened in Low Greens in 1874. New wards were added in 1911 and 1926. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it was extended again in the 1960s and 1970s. In September 2018, the Trust proposed closing the infirmary and replacing it with a new facility at Tweedmouth.