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Whipps Cross University Hospital is a large university hospital in the locality of Whipps Cross in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, England. It is managed by Barts Health NHS Trust.
In 1889 the West Ham Board of Guardians purchased Forest House with 44 acres (18 ha) of grounds at Whipps Cross in Leytonstone, with the intention of building a workhouse.[1] Construction of an infirmary for the workhouse started in 1900 and was completed in 1903.[2] Designed by Francis Sturdy, the former main entrance is in the style of a northern Renaissance town hall.[3] When it opened the infirmary provided 672 beds in 24 wards in four awe-inspiring symmetrical blocks with tiered covered walkways and two massive towers. The site and buildings cost £250,000 in total.[4]
During the First World War, the infirmary was used to treat wounded troops; a brass plaque in the main corridor has this inscription: "This tablet was erected to commemorate the visit of Their Majesties King George V & Queen Mary with H.R.H. Princess Mary, to this Infirmary and War Hospital on Saturday, 17 November 1917, when Their Majesties visited the wounded soldiers and the Queen presented the medals and certificates of training to the nurses."[5]
戦争が終わる頃には、この診療所は総合病院になり始め、名称はウィップス・クロス病院に変更された。[ 2 ] 1929年の地方自治法の結果として、1930年に管理は救貧院委員会からウェストハム郡区議会に移管された。 [ 2 ] 1936年には、この病院には741床の急性期医療および外科病床があった。[ 2 ]旧診療所棟の東側に大規模な増築が計画され、1940年7月に開院した。病院は1946年に北東メトロポリタン地域病院委員会の一部として新しい国民保健サービスに移管された。 [ 6 ]病院は1948年に国民保健サービスに加わった。 [ 2 ]
フォレストハウスは男性精神病患者の病棟として使われていましたが、1962年に新しいホステルであるサミュエル・ボイス・ロッジが開設された際に閉鎖され、最終的に1964年に取り壊されました。[ 7 ] 1965年に医療教育センターが開設され、1968年に集中治療室が開設され、同年には高気圧酸素治療室が開設されました。[ 2 ]さらに、1973年には産科病棟、1987年には生命を脅かす病気の患者に緩和ケアを提供するマーガレットセンター、1995年には日帰り手術を提供するプレーンツリーセンターが増築されました。[ 2 ]
救急救命室に最先端の設備を整備するための再開発計画は、2012年5月9日に2012年夏季オリンピックに間に合うように完了した。 [ 8 ]
Whipps Cross provides a full range of local general hospital services and is home to one of the busiest A&E departments in the country.[12] Whipps Cross was listed as having one of the worst rates for MRSA in 2008[13] but by 2010 it had the lowest rate of infections in London.[14]
The hospitals serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[15]
The hospital had its own radio service; Whipps Cross Hospital Radio (WXHR), a registered charity founded in 1969 by the Walthamstow Lions Club to provide entertainment and information to the patients and staff.[16]
In 2014, Whipps Cross Hospital Radio became the second most used entertainment channel at Whipps Cross Hospital. And was fourth most listened to hospital radio service in the UK, on figures released by Hospedia, the patient entertainment system provider.[17]
The final live broadcast from Whipps Cross Hospital Radio took place in September 2022, with the service due to close completely at the end of 2022. Station manager Phil Hughes told East London Radio why it was closing.[18]
In December 2022, Bedrock Radio replaced Whipps Cross Hospital Radio.[19] Bedrock Radio is a registered charity providing a hospital radio services across East London & South Essex.[20]
The closest stations are Leytonstone tube station on the London Underground's Central line and Wood Street railway station and Leyton Midland Road on London Overground's Weaver line and Suffragette line respectively. There are several buses that connect the hospital to Leytonstone station.[21]
Bus routes W12, W15, W19 and on Sundays 357 stop outside the hospital main entrance. All these services provide a connection to Walthamstow Central Tube and Overground Station. Additionally, W15 and W19 serve Leytonstone Tube Station for the Central line.[22]
