The hospital was established in a private house known as "The Beeches" which was acquired from Frederick Piggott, a mining contractor.

[1] It was commissioned to provide healthcare to the miners, who worked in the local pits, and their families.

[1] In the 1940s the hospital broadened its services to the whole community rather than just miners and their families.

[1] In 1945 the Hospital Board acquired Redbrook House, another large property, and converted it into a nurses' home.

[4] The site was subsequently redeveloped for housing and the main hospital building converted into a community centre.