Alfred Bean Hospital is a health facility in Bridlington Road, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Alfred Bean Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Bridlington Road, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Coordinates | 54°00′44″N 0°25′24″W / 54.0122°N 0.4232°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1873 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The facility has its origins in the Driffield Cottage Hospital on Bridlington Road which was completed in 1873.[1][2][3] When the cottage hospital became rather decrepit, a new facility, entirely funded by Alfred Bean, a local businessman, was commissioned.[4] It was built further east along the Bridlington Road and was completed in 1931.[4] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, after the East Riding General Hospital closed in 1990, the Alfred Bean Hospital became the main hospital in the area.[4]