The hospital was inaugurated as a result of a merger between
Nottingham Castle Gate Hospital and
Samaritan Hospital Nottingham. It was thought that the two hospitals unnecessarily duplicated work. The new hospital, which was built on a site previously occupied by a building known as Southfield House, and the site was partly cleared. The main building was converted into flats, now called Charleston House, in 1982. In June 2011 another building on the site was refurbished, extended and occupied by public house chain
Wetherspoons. The licensed premises is called The Gooseberry Bush, after the traditional humorous description of where babies come from. The licensed premises opened on 12 July 2011. ==References==