| Queen's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | |
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  Shown in Havering | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Romford, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°34′09″N0°10′44″E / 51.5691°N 0.1789°E /51.5691; 0.1789 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 939 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | October 2006; 19 years ago (2006-10) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Queen's Hospital is a largeteaching hospital inRomford in theLondon Borough of Havering. It was built on the site of the former Oldchurch Park, a short distance south of the town centre. It was opened in 2006 and serves a population of about 800,000 people.[1] It is run byBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.[2]
The hospital was procured under aprivate finance initiative (PFI) contract to replaceHarold Wood Hospital,Oldchurch Hospital,Rush Green Hospital andSt George's Hospital, Havering in 2004. It was designed by Jonathan Bailey Associates and built byBovis Lend Lease at a cost of £312 million on Rom Valley Way, near the now demolishedRomford Ice Arena.[3][4] Construction was completed in October 2006.[5]
The hospital comprises four, circular, five-storey buildings, connected and surrounded by a wider two-storey building. The ground and first floor levels generally consist of diagnostic treatment, whilst the upper levels consist of inpatient services and wards. Facilities include anaccident and emergency (A&E) department, hyper-acute stroke unit (HASU), birthing centre, renal dialysis unit, specialist neuroscience centre, 16 operating theatres and a helipad.[6][7]
The hospital's A&E department treats around 150,000 patients every year.[8]
In July 2013 theCare Quality Commission issued a formal warning about the hospital, particularly for the accident and emergency department.[9] In March 2017, after receiving a positive review from the care quality commission, the hospital was taken out of special measures and praised by the commission for its work in a number of areas.[10]
The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students fromBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[11] TheLeslie Oliver Oration is held annually.[12]
London Buses routes5, 128, 175, 193, 365, 496, 498 and 499 directly serve bus stops outside the hospital, while routes 103 and 174 alight at Oldchurch Road, a short walk away from the hospital.[13] The nearest railway station isRomford, on theGreat Eastern Main Line, theElizabeth line, and theLiberty line ofLondon Overground; the nearestLondon Underground station isElm Park on theDistrict line.[14]
Bedrock Radio is a registered charity broadcasting from the Cornwall Suite studios located within Queen's Hospital.[15]
In June 2022, Bedrock Radio introduced a ward radio system at Queen's Hospital, funded and operated by Bedrock Radio reusing the cabling from the defunct bedside TV patient entertainmentnetwork. The new radios are connected byWiFi to a bespoke Hospital Radio Network dedicated to streaming audio to the wards.[16]
Bedrock previously servedOldchurch Hospital andHarold Wood Hospital until the new Queen's Hospital opened in October 2006.Hospital Radio inHavering has been operating since 14 February 1964.[17]
