Broomfield Hospital

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Broomfield Hospital
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Broomfield Hospital is located in Essex
Broomfield Hospital
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Geography
LocationCourt Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Coordinates51°46′28″N 0°27′58″E / 51.7745°N 0.4661°E / 51.7745; 0.4661Coordinates: 51°46′28″N 0°27′58″E / 51.7745°N 0.4661°E / 51.7745; 0.4661
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds800
HelipadYes
History
Opened1940
Links
Websitewww.mse.nhs.uk/broomfield-hospital/ Edit this at Wikidata

Broomfield Hospital is an acute district general hospital in Chelmsford, Essex. It is managed by the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

History[]

The 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[]

The 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Broomfield Hospital PFI Project Closes". Operis. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Llewelyn Davies Yeang forced to lay off staff as hospital scheme collapses". Architects Journal. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "22 March 2018". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Braintree: NHS refuses to reveal WJC sale price". Braintree and Witham Times. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Congratulations to Sam Penry on 'UK Radiographer of the Year' award 2017". Mid Essex Hospitals. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Key Facts - Medicine MBBS 5 Years (A100) - Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Medicine placements - ARU". aru.ac.uk.

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