The hospital has its origins in the Union Workhouse built on a site on Bartons Road in 1885.

[a] The site cost a little over £9,000 and the buildings were erected in the Queen Anne style.

[1] In the 1930s the facility became a Public Assistance Institution and in 1948 it joined the National Health Service as Fordingbridge Infirmary for the Chronic Sick.

[3] After failing to maintain staffing levels, the hospital closed to admissions in September 2023.

[4] The hospital provides 20 beds for older people and has physiotherapy and occupational therapy support.