Underground hospital
An underground hospital is a hospital that is constructed underground to protect patients and staff from attack during war. They were often used during World War II but very few now remain operational. History Medieval Ceppo Hospital of Pistoia in Italy The Ceppo Hospital of Pistoia was founded in 1277 in a labyrinth of tunnels under the city and is one of the oldest continuously operating hospitals in the world. World War I Carriere Suzanne in France “Carriere Suzanne“ was an underground hospital built during the second World War in a limestone quarry the “Carrieres de Montigny”, north of Compiègne. Carrière Wellington in France A hospital was built inside tunnels under Arras, named Carrière Wellington, with facilities for 700 beds. World War II Hohlgangsanlage 8 in Jersey Hohlgangsanlage 8 was an artillery storage tunnel build by Organisation Todt workers for the Germans during World War II in St. Lawrence, Jersey, which was converted to a hospital to deal with casualties after the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944. The tunnel complex is open to the public during the summer months. Hohlgangsanlage 7/40 in Guernsey Hohlgangsanlage 7/40 (Ho.7/40) two interconnected cave passage installations of 7,000m², were built in 1942-43 by German