Hawkmoor Hospital, originally known as Hawkmoor County Sanatorium, was a specialist hospital near Bovey Tracey in Devon, England, founded in 1913 as a pulmonary tuberculosis sanatorium as part of a network of such facilities,[1] instigated by the Public Health (Tuberculosis Regulations) 1912.

[1] The hospital, which formed part of a nationwide network of sanatoria designed for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and made possible by central government grants worth £1.5 million awarded under the Finance Act 1912, opened in 1913.

It opened a specialist thoracic surgery unit and also offered services to treat conditions such as sarcoidosis and pulmonary carcinoma from 1950.

[11] By the mid-1950s, the hospital was taking a range of conditions including treating trauma from motoring injuries, and dealing with children swallowing foreign bodies.

The average length of stay at Hawkmoor was six months, compared to three weeks at a normal general hospital.

Controversy was created when some residents were moved to a facility in Bovey Tracey, newly purchased by the health authority.

The buildings included:[30] During construction, care was taken to ensure that dampness was minimised for the respiratory patients, and specialist techniques such as waterproof cement bases were used.

[34] The railway station was simple with a platform constructed of sleepers and a small waiting room, and was frequently used by visitors to the hospital.