Falmouth Community Hospital celebrates 95 years

Staff at Falmouth Community Hospital have celebrated its 95th anniversary.

Originally opened on 26 April 1930, it replaced the old Seamen's Hospital from 1750.

The main ward, Boscawen Ward, offers inpatient care with 20 beds and a quiet area for end-of-life patients.

The hospital also currently included a minor injury unit and had upgraded its X-ray facilities with a new digital machine, bosses said.

Matron Rebecca Tica said: "The building itself is a listed building.

"It has a level of grandeur and, as you walk up, it feels quite grand."

The minor injury unit and Boscawen Ward have also earned awards, said the Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust.

"We are a proud hospital," said Ms Tica.

"We have a day hospital there as well, so we are really promoting and providing care in the community."

Boscawen Ward was the first in Cornwall to implement a "re-condition the nation" policy of getting people out of bed, rehabilitated, and de-conditioned when they were in hospital, said the trust.

The hospital is also supported by its own League of Friends charity.

"The League of Friends do lots of fundraisers for us," said Ms Tica.

"They do tea rounds on the wards and volunteers come in."

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