| James Cook University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
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.svg)  Shown in North Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Middlesbrough,North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°33′07″N1°12′50″W / 54.552°N 1.214°W /54.552; -1.214 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | Teaching, military |
| Affiliated university | Newcastle University School of Medicine andHull York Medical School |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes –Major Trauma Centre |
| Beds | 1,046[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | November 1981 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
TheJames Cook University Hospital, formerly known as theSouth Cleveland Hospital, is apublictertiary referral hospital and regionalmajor trauma centre inMiddlesbrough,North Yorkshire, England with 1,046 beds.[1] It forms part of theSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with theFriarage Hospital inNorthallerton.
Construction of the hospital began in 1980 on the parkland of the formerSt Luke's Hospital, Middlesbrough. Officially opened by theDuchess of Kent in November 1981 as a tertiary care centre called South Cleveland Hospital, it later became an extensive hospital withA&E.[2] Its maternity unit was opened byDiana, Princess of Wales in October 1988.[3] The hospital became the James Cook University Hospital in 2001 to reflect the local heritage and growing academic links.[4]
New facilities were procured under aPrivate Finance Initiative contract to replace Middlesbrough General Hospital,North Riding Infirmary inMiddlesbrough and the neuro-rehabilitation unit at West Lane Hospital in 1999.[5] These new facilities were designed by HLM Architects,[6] built on the site byMowlem at a cost of £96 million[7] and opened in August 2003.[5] The hospital was named after British explorer and Middlesbrough-bornJames Cook, with an official naming ceremony in April 2001.[8]
In April 2012, the hospital became amajor trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire, participating in the wider Northern trauma network.[4]
In May 2012, a £35 million radiotherapy centre opened at the hospital, unveiled byPrincess Alexandra.[9]
In November 2012, a new 3T MRI scanner was opened, in the Neurosciences department. This is a partnership between the hospital and Durham University and in addition to clinical work will undertake research into various aspects of cognition.[10]
In May 2014, theJames Cook railway station opened adjacent to the hospital. Located on theEsk Valley line, the station provides access to the hospital via thelocal rail network.[11]
In March 2015, a new purpose-builtIVF unit was opened (complete with its own theatre), it now brings all the reproductive medicine services together in one place.[12]
James Cook University Hospital specialises in the treatment ofcancer,heart conditions andneurosurgery as well as housing the regionalneonatal intensive care and spinal injury units. More recent developments include the introduction of advanced cardiac mapping technologies for complex radio frequency ablation, and the development of a highly successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Intervention programme for patients deemed unfit for conventional cardiac surgery.[13]
The hospital is used to teach clinical medical students fromNewcastle University Medical School andHull York Medical School. The hospital also has strong teaching and research links with the School of Nursing and Health atTeesside University.[14][15]
The hospital also has a floodlit helipad for use by theGreat North andYorkshire air ambulances during daytime and nighttime hours.[16]
