It is located in Fairmile in Christchurch, Dorset, England.

[1] New infirmary blocks were built at the north end of the site in 1913[1] and were used by the Red Cross during the First World War.

[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, after the Royal Bournemouth Hospital opened in 1989,[3] the site was rationalised and part of the site was sold for housing in 1995.

[5] The Secretary of State for Health, Alan Milburn, awarded the hospital's stroke service Beacon status in 2000.

To support rehabilitation there are physiotherapy and occupational therapy facilities.