| Homerton University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Main entrance | |
  Shown in Hackney | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Homerton,London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°33′01″N0°02′54″W / 51.5504°N 0.0483°W /51.5504; -0.0483 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 500 |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 July 1986[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Homerton University Hospital is a teaching hospital inHomerton in theLondon Borough of Hackney. It is managed byHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital has its origins in the Homerton Fever Hospital, which opened at the north of the current site in December 1870.[2][3] A smallpox hospital, built on adjacent land, opened in February 1871.[2] The two facilities merged as the Eastern Fever Hospital in 1884 and a new isolation block was built in 1935.[2] The hospital joined theNational Health Service in 1948 as the Eastern Hospital and became increasingly focused on neurological patients before closing down in 1982.[2]
Construction of the new Homerton Hospital began in 1982 and was completed in July 1986. The hospital was built at a cost of £20 million and was opened by thePrincess Royal in March 1987.[4][5] As well as replacing the Eastern Hospital, the new hospital replaced the Mothers' Hospital Lower Clapton Road in Hackney, which closed in 1986, and the German Hospital on Ritson Road, which closed in 1987.[6]
Clinical throughput increased further when the Hackney Hospital on Homerton High Street closed in 1995 and services were transferred to the current site.[7]
The hospital was the designated hospital for the 2012Summer Olympic andParalympic Games.[8]
The hospital services the East London borough ofHackney and also theCity of London. Specialist care is provided inobstetrics,neonatology,fetal medicine,laparoscopic surgery,fertility,bariatric surgery,obesity surgery and neurorehabilitation.[9]
The hospital directly employs 3500 staff. The hospital received "excellent" both for service quality and use of resources in theCare Quality Commission (CQC) ratings and top rating of 3 stars with theHealthcare Commission in 2009–10. It holds the level 2 NHS Litigation Authority rating for safety for both general and maternity services.[10]
In October 2013 as a result of theKeogh Review the Trust was put into the highest risk category by theCare Quality Commission[11] however the first CQC report following rated the A&E dept as 'outstanding'.[12] In a 2020 report the CQC rated the hospital as outstanding overall.[13]
The hospital serves as teaching hospital for medical students fromBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry as well as radiography students fromCity, University of London. It also provides post graduate training in all major specialities.[14][15]
London Buses routes26,30,236,242,276,308,394,425,488,N242 andW15 serve the hospital. The nearest railway station isHomerton on theNorth London Line of theLondon Overground.[16]
In 2024, British rapperLoyle Carner revealed during his performance ofHugo: Reimagined (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) that his songHomerton was named after Homerton Hospital, where his son was born.[17]
