Jersey General Hospital in Saint Helier is the only hospital on the island of Jersey. It has 219 beds.
| Jersey General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Government of Jersey | |
 The hospital in 2008 | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | The Parade, Saint Helier, Jersey |
| Coordinates | 49°11′15″N 2°06′44″W / 49.1875°N 2.1123°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Southampton School of Medicine[1] |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 219 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1793 |
Medical students are placed at the hospital by the Wessex Deanery of Health Education England.[2]
History
editIt was originally a poorhouse. The foundation stone was laid in 1765 but the building was requisitioned by the military in 1779 as there was no barracks on the island. It was used as a hospital poorhouse from 1793. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1859. Until 1868, when St Saviour's Hospital was opened, it also served as a lunatic asylum.[3][better source needed]
There were plans to replace it with a single-site facility at Overdale costed at £804 million but in November 2022 it was reported that the plans were now for a hybrid General Hospital spread across the existing Gloucester Street site, adjacent land at Kensington Place, and Overdale.[4]
Facilities
edit- Rheumatology
- Maternity
- Special care baby unit (SCBU)
- Emergency Department
- Paediatrics
- Assisted reproduction
- Dermatology
- Blood donation
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Endoscopy
- Cardiology
- Dental
- Dietetics
- Pharmacy
- Renal
- Joint replacement
- Memory
- Neurology
- Occupational therapy (OT)
- Pain clinic
- Speech and language therapy
- Intensive care unit (ICU)
- Radiology[5]
Some patients have to travel to UK hospitals for specialised treatment.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Frequently asked questions". University of Southampton. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Jersey General Hospital, States of Jersey". Wessex Deanery. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "General Hospital". The Island Wiki. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Jersey's new-hospital plans to be scrapped and replaced with 'hybrid' model". Jersey Evening Post. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Jersey, States of. "Government of Jersey". gov.je. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Hospitals and emergency treatment". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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