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The foundation stone was laid in 1765 but the building was requisitioned by the military in 1779 as there was no barracks on the island. It was used as a hospital poorhouse from 1793. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1859. Until 1868, when St Saviour's Hospital was opened, it also served as a lunatic asylum. [3] [better source needed]
Jersey: See List of hospitals in Jersey, Category:Hospitals in Jersey; There are two hospitals in Jersey: Jersey General Hospital, St Helier and the St Saviour's Hospital, St Saviour [6] Svalbard: There is a hospital in Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the archipelago. [7]
Notably, St Saviour's Hospital and Warwick Farm were rejected due to being at an "unsustainable" location. [17] On 17 November 2020, it was approved by the States Assembly that the new hospital would be constructed at Overdale in St Helier. It is expected to cost at least £550 million, but could cost up to £800 million. [18]
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A ward at St Helier Hospital in 1943 The art deco entrance of St Helier Hospital floodlit at night in 2009. The hospital was commissioned in 1934 when Surrey County Council acquired a 999-year lease of 10 acres of land on the St Helier council estate which had been named in honour of Mary Jeune, Baroness St Helier, a prominent alderman on the London County Council. [1]
When PBI Regional declared bankruptcy in early 2007, local representatives petitioned New Jersey to be allowed to consolidate all operations as St. Mary's General Hospital. Exterior shot of St ...
Saint Thomas Church's spire is prominent in Saint Helier skyline. Today, Jersey is under the diocese of Portsmouth. There are eight Catholic churches on the island. [5] However, there is a shortage of priests and workers and the Catholic Church there has therefore had to close two chapels [6] and sell some of its churches. [7] [8]