What is North Manchester General Hospital?
'''North Manchester General Hospital''' (NMGH) is a large [[National Health Service|NHS]] hospital in Crumpsall, North [[Manchester]]. The buildings are not in good condition. There is a plan to rebuild the hospital. It was one of the 40 new hospitals [[Boris Johnson]] promised in the 2019 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Election|election manifesto]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-01|title=What's happened to the 40 new hospitals pledge?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/59372348|access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref> In January 2023 the managers complained that building had not started. Delay was putting the cost up. The cost had gone up 30% to £976 million. The [[ceiling]] had fallen down so the [[Operating theatre|operating theatres]] had to be closed for 6 weeks. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Tidman|first=Zoe|title=New hospital delays costing £13m a month, trust CEO scolds Barclay|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-efficiency/new-hospital-delays-costing-13m-a-month-trust-ceo-scolds-barclay/7034114.article|access-date=2023-01-30|website=Health Service Journal|language=en}}</ref> In November 2022 a new garden for patients and staff was opened at the [[Intensive care unit|Intensive Care Unit]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Great grandfather hails ‘magical garden’ at Manchester hospital|url=https://www.buildingbetterhealthcare.com/news/article_page/Great_grandfather_hails_magical_garden_at_Manchester_hospital/205050|access-date=2023-02-09|website=www.buildingbetterhealthcare.com|language=en}}</ref> == History == Springfield Hospital was a [[workhouse]]. It opened in 1853. It was called the Crumpsall Institution. It was for people who were [[Mental illness|mentally ill]]. Later it was called Park House. Delaunays Hospital was also built as a workhouse. It opened in 1869. Crumpsall Hospital was built for the Manchester Union [[Workhouse]]. It opened in 1876. It had 1,440 beds in 1928 with 600 more in the mental department. [[File:Crumpsall Infirmary Committee.jpg|thumb|Crumpsall Inf