| AdminHistory | Rugby Hospital was founded in Pennington Street in June 1869 by Miss Nicholson for the care of twelve inhabitants. It moved to Castle Street in 1872; the Pennington Street house was used for infectious cases. The Castle Street house was replaced in July 1884 by the newly built Hospital of St Cross on the Barby Road, largely paid for by Mr and Mrs R H Wood. Until 1974 the Hospital of St Cross was part of Birmingham Regional Hospital Board, Group 20 Hospital Management Committee, Coventry. It then was part of the Rugby District of the Warwickshire Area Health Authority until March 1982, after which it was a separate Health Authority until all Warwickshire was united as the Warwickshire Health Authority, c. 1993. It is now (2007) part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. |