The hospital, which was designed in the Elizabethan style and built at a cost of £7,500, opened in 1853.
Additional wards, which were financed by donations from Dean Waddington and John Eden, opened in 1867 and 1886 respectively.
The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.
After services had transferred to the Lanchester Road Hospital, the site closed in 2010.

In 2014 planning permission was sought to return the main building back to its original state and to create additional new-build student residences.
Construction work began on the new scheme in May 2017 and was completed in August 2018.

It is operated by Unite Students and named Rushford Court.

During 2019-20, the site was the home of John Snow College while the college awaited completion of its new buildings on the Mount Oswald site.
The hospital, which was designed in the Elizabethan style and built at a cost of £7,500, opened in 1853. Additional wards, which were financed by donations from Dean Waddington and John Eden, opened in 1867 and 1886 respectively. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948. After services had transferred to the Lanchester Road Hospital, the site closed in 2010.
In 2014 planning permission was sought to return the main building back to its original state and to create additional new-build student residences. Construction work began on the new scheme in May 2017 and was completed in August 2018.
It is operated by Unite Students and named Rushford Court.
During 2019-20, the site was the home of John Snow College while the college awaited completion of its new buildings on the Mount Oswald site.
County Hospital, Durham