West Cornwall Hospital
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
West Cornwall Hospital
Shown in Cornwall
Geography
Location	Penzance, Cornwall, England
Coordinates	50°07′19″N 5°32′24″W / 50.122°N 5.540°W / 50.122; -5.540
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Services
Emergency department	No
Beds	80
Links
Website	royalcornwallhospitals.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/west-cornwall-hospital-penzance/

West Cornwall Hospital is a hospital located in Penzance, Cornwall, England. It is managed by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Penzance Dispensary established in 1809.^[1] This became the West Cornwall Dispensary and Infirmary in 1873 and the West Cornwall Hospital in 1928.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.^[1] A new CT scanner and new X-ray equipment were installed at the hospital in spring 2018.^[2]

Services

The hospital has a 24-hour urgent care centre, two medical wards and a day case surgery.^[3]