'The History of Poole Hospital' by John Gill
John is a retired medical librarian who worked at Poole Hospital for 34 years and is now researching into the history of healthcare in Poole at the Poole History Centre in Dorset. He is also a voluntary archivist at the hospital. John's talk this evening is of how the modern hospital has developed from the small Cornelia Cottage Hospital in the Old Town to the Longfleet Road site of today, how it coped with two World Wars, and how it was rebuilt from the basement up, serving the people of Poole and beyond.
Venue: St John's Church Centre (opposite Waitrose), Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0AA.
Time: 7.30 for 8p.m. start.
Admission: £2 to include refreshments.
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