 The Royal Oldham Hospital , at Oldham 's northern boundary with Royton , is a large NHS hospital administrated by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust . It was opened under its existing name on 1 December 1989 . Formerly known as Oldham District and General , and occupying the site of the town 's former workhouse ( named Oldham Union Workhouse in 1851 ) , the hospital is notable for being the birthplace of Louise Joy Brown – the world 's first successful In vitro fertilised " test tube baby " , on 25 July 1978 . The North West Ambulance Service provides emergency patient transport . See also Healthcare in Greater Manchester . 
 The Royal Oldham Hospital , at Oldham <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>northern boundary with Royton , <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>a large NHS hospital administrated by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust . It was opened under its existing name on 1 December 1989 . Formerly known as Oldham District and General , and occupying the site of the town <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>former workhouse ( named Oldham Union Workhouse in 1851 ) , the hospital <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>notable for being the birthplace of Louise Joy Brown – the world <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>first successful In vitro fertilised " test tube baby " , on 25 July 1978 . The North West Ambulance Service <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>provides</mark></a> emergency patient transport . See also Healthcare in Greater Manchester . 
The Royal Oldham Hospital , at Oldham  northern boundary with Royton , a bigass NHS hospital administrated by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust . It was opened under its existing name on 1 December 1989 . Formerly known as Oldham District and General , and occupying the site of the town  former workhouse ( named Oldham Union Workhouse in 1851 ) , the hospital notable for bein the birthplace of Louise Joy Brown – da world  first successful In vitro fertilised " test tube baby " , on 25 July 1978 . The North West Ambulance Service provide emergency patient transport . See also Healthcare in Greater Manchester .