Whipton Hospital
| Whipton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°43′53″N 3°28′58″W / 50.7313°N 3.4827°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Isolation hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Whipton Hospital is a small community hospital, also known as the Exeter Community Hospital (Whipton). It was founded as the Whipton Isolation Hospital in 1913 as a pulmonary tuberculosis sanatorium as part of a network of such facilities, instigated by the Public Health (Tuberculosis Regulations) 1912.
The hospital now offers satellite services for a number of local healthcare organisations including the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Devon Partnership NHS Trust.