page_title: Ljungby Hospital
section_title: 1869 to 1913
hierarchical_section_title: Ljungby Hospital / History / 1869 to 1913
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Möjligen en del av byggnaden som år 1869 var Ljungby Lasarett. Enligt källor från 1988 ("Landstinget Kronoberg 1863-1988", ISBN 91-7970-312-7) skulle denna byggnad ligga på Kungsgatan 5, Ljungby. Dock är det endast denna byggnad, 25 meter därifrån, som liknar trähuset på de foton som finns bevarade. English: Potentially part of the building that 1869 was Ljungby Hospital. According to sources from 1988 ("Landstinget Kronoberg 1863-1988", ISBN 91-7970-312-7) the building should be located at Kungsgatan 5, Ljungby. However, the only building that looks similar to the wooden building from the preserved photos is this one, 25 meters away.
context_page_description: Ljungby Hospital is an A&E hospital in Ljungby, Sweden with a catchment area of 55,000 people. Together with the Central Hospital Växjö, it constitutes one of the two hospitals in Kronoberg County.
context_section_description: Sunnerbo's new hospital was built on a gravely hill just outside the market town – near the newbuilt church – on a plot donated by pharmacist Edvard Berg. The cost of the hospital plus inventory amounted to 31 000 riksdaler, whereof 12 000 riksdaler came from the amortization loan and 19 468 riksdaler from the "estate inventory" of Växjö hospital when the spun-off Sunnerbo hospital district was created.
  The hospital opened on January 1, 1869, and looked similar to a slightly larger dwelling house. The reason for this is said to have been that no experts were consulted during the construction. It was made of wood, had two floors, and a basement. The basement contained a food cellar, bathroom, autopsy room, and morgue. The ground floor contained a kitchen and a doctor's residence with five rooms. The upper floor had five sickrooms and 27 beds. The attic had four garrets for venereal patients.
  The hospital expanded in 1882 with the construction of a separate doctor's dwelling. In 1897 they expanded once again with the addition of running water and electrical light in all rooms. In 1890 the hospital was made a county hospital (länslasarett) and merged with Växjö hospital district.
  During 1899 the hospital cared for 442 patients and performed 259 surgeries. The staff consisted of a doctor, a trustee, two nurses, two assistants, and one janitor.
  In 1908 it was decided to replace the old building with a new one, as the current wooden construction was considered a danger to the patients. The new hospital was designed by Rudolf Lange from Gothenburg. His blueprint was approved by the county council in 1911. They received eleven construction offers between 162 500 to 214 000 kronor, and of those the second offer at 178 000 was chosen.
caption: Part of the wooden building that was the hospital between 1869 and 1913. It has today been moved to Kungsgatan in central Ljungby.[1]
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