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St Monica's Hospital, Easingwold

St Monica's Hospital
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Geography
Location	North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system	NHS. Rehabilitation, palliative and general nursing for over 18 year olds.
Services
Beds	12
Links
Website	https://www.fosmh.org.uk/
Other links	https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/st-monicas-easingwold/

St Monica's Hospital is a community hospital in North Yorkshire and is a part of the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Opened in 1893, the hospital provides care for over 18 year olds, hosting 12 beds for patients.

History

Founded by Katherine Love in 1893, the hospital originally went by the name Easingwold Cottage Hospital, until it was later renamed St Monica's. The hospital was taken over by the state in 1948, where it became a state hospital, meaning it was form then both operated and funded by the government. In April 2011, York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gained management of the hospital, and it became apart of the trust.

The hospital was built in 1894 by Messrs Wood and Ainslie, and was originally built for 6 patients. The hospital constituted of:

- A main block with wards and bedrooms

- An operating room

- A private room for the matron and superintendent

- A mortuary

- An ambulance place

- Laundry and Outbuildings

The occupancy remained at 6 until it was raised to 8 in 1950, and then 9 in 1952.

Initially, the hospital was funded by local subscribers of the area, as well as patients contributing to the funding. When the hospital first opened, patients were able to stay for 2 weeks, however, with a letter of recommendation they were able to stay longer.

Private patients paid at minimum a guinea a week, the equivalent to 21 shillings, or in todays money £1.05. If a patient was a servant or a farm worker, they would be taken a private patient and their fee would be relative to the grading of the house, which they worked in.

Some of the local subscribers who funded the building of the hospital, were also part of the original committee, who elected the executive committee, where parish representatives also featured.

1938:

The bed occupancy remained at 6 beds, and in this year the hospital treated 95 patients and specialists performed 14 operations, in the hospitals fit to use operating theatre. Occasionally, for major surgeries, specialists from Leeds General Infirmary would visit to perform them.

Services

Today, the hospital houses 12 beds and offers rehabilitation, palliative and general medical care. Additionally, the care is available to patients who are over the age of 18.

Friends Of St Monica's Hospital

Friends of St Monica's Hospital is constitutes of a group of volunteers, who support the hospital in purchasing items above and beyond what is provided by the NHS. Donations are made to the charity and are reinvested into the hospital to provide optimal care for the patients. Additionally, they also support the wider, local community, such as local GP surgeries.

FOSMH was founded in 1969, 21 years after the hospital became of the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, with the initial aim to open a physiotherapy department, which was opened in the same year. Additionally, the friends set out to raise funds for a new occupational therapy unit, in which they were successful, raising £150,000 in the early 90s. During the building of the new unit, the staff continued to work at Claypenny Hospital. The League of Friends Of St Monica's Hospital was declared to have charitable status in 1983, 90 years after the hospital itself was founded.

The list of equipment that the Friends have funded is extensive: electrocardiograph machine, resuscitation machines, a defibrillator, wheelchairs and more.

Fundraising and Helping the Community

The Friends of St Monica's Hospital have funded multiple events in their local community, such as their grant aid for more public access to defibrillators in the Easingwold area. Dr Ian Jackson, Chair of the FOSMH Grants Committee explains that “Defibrillators are easy-to-use and walk the user through the process clearly. They can make the difference between life and death, and we want to help provide their presence across Easingwold and neighbouring villages”.

The charity also provides grants for physical and mental health activities. They provided portable ballet bars for Jorvik Silver Swans Ballet, who were then able to provide lessons to the elderly or those suffering with a mental health condition, in a safe, well-equipped environment. As well as this, they've funded Crayke Primary School with a new running track, supporting the physical and mental well being of young children in the community.

One way in which The Friends of St Monica's Hospital has raised money is by hosting weekly junior park runs on a Sunday morning at Millfield Park . Those participating fundraise in aid of St Monica's Hospital.

Financial Support

Members of the public are able to donate to the charity in multiple different ways, such as bank transfer, cheque, JustGiving or even as a gift in a will.

The JustGiving link: https://www.justgiving.com/fosmh

Contacting the Hospital & FOSMH

Address:

St Monica’s Hospital

Long Street, Easingwold

York

YO61 3JD

Telephone:

01904 724825

References

St Monica's Hospital, Easingwold, St Monica's Hospital, Easingwold, Archive, 1949-[1990s]. Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York.

External links

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/st-monicas-easingwold/

https://www.fosmh.org.uk/st-monicas-hospital/