Broomfield Hospital is an acute district general hospital in Chelmsford, Essex. It is managed by the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
| Broomfield Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | |
 New Entrance | |
  Shown in Essex | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Coordinates | 51°46′28″N 0°27′58″E / 51.7745°N 0.4661°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 800 |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital, originally known as Essex County Hospital, was designed as a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis patients and was built between June 1937 and 1940.[1] It had "butterfly" wings that caught the sun for the benefit of the patients.[1] During the 1960s the hospital diversified from tuberculosis treatment and dealt with more general surgery, orthopaedics and general medicine.[1] A large outpatients clinic was also built at this time.[1]
By the early 1980s facilities included an accident and emergency department, pharmacy, rehabilitation department, operating theatres, intensive therapy unit and new specialised wards.[1] A CT Scanner was unveiled by the Princess Royal in 1987 and she returned to open a new ward block in 1987.[1] A new East Wing, a new Diabetic Centre and a new Medical Assessment Unit were all opened between 1998 and 1999.[1]
Further new facilities, including a new accident and emergency facility, new intensive care facilities, new theatres for day surgery, a new pathology department, a new maternity department, improved facilities for neo-natal intensive care, a new children's department and a rooftop helipad were procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2007.[2] The works, which were designed by Llewelyn Davies[3] and carried out by Bouygues at a cost of £180 million, were completed in 2010.[2] The new facilities also permitted the subsequent closure of St John's Hospital in Chelmsford[4] and the William Julien Courtauld Hospital in Braintree.[5]
Sam Penry, a diagnostic radiographer at the hospital, was awarded the "UK Radiographer of the Year" title by the Society and College of Radiographers in 2017.[6]
Teaching
editThe hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[7] More recently, Broomfield was affiliated with Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Broomfield Hospital between 1900 and 2000". Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Broomfield Hospital PFI Project Closes". Operis. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Llewelyn Davies Yeang forced to lay off staff as hospital scheme collapses". Architects Journal. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "22 March 2018". Essex Live. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Braintree: NHS refuses to reveal WJC sale price". Braintree and Witham Times. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations to Sam Penry on 'UK Radiographer of the Year' award 2017". Mid Essex Hospitals. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Key Facts - Medicine MBBS 5 Years (A100) - Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry". Queen Mary University of London. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Medicine placements - ARU". aru.ac.uk.
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