St Albans City Hospital

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St Albans City Hospital
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
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St Albans City Hospital
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Shown in Hertfordshire
Geography
LocationWaverley Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Coordinates 51°45′40″N0°20′35″W / 51.76125°N 0.34307°W / 51.76125; -0.34307
Organisation
Care system National Health Service
History
Opened1838
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St Albans City Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in St Albans, Hertfordshire operated by the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. [1]

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History

The hospital was established by St Albans Board of Guardians as a workhouse in 1838. [2] It became known as the St Albans Public Assistance Institution in 1930, Osterhills Hospital in 1948 and the St Albans City Hospital in the 1950s. [2] Two wards at the hospital closed in February 2017. [3]

Facilities

An Integrated Urgent Care Hub runs on site and treats urgent but not life-threatening health conditions. It offers appointments between 9am and 6pm, seven days a week and provides access to diagnostic services such as x-rays. Patients are booked into the service, often with same day appointments, through NHS 111 or their GP practice. It is not a walk-in service. [4]

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References

  1. "St Albans City Hospital". www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "St Albans City Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "Community wards to close at St Albans City Hospital". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. "Integrated Urgent Care Hub opens at St Albans City Hospital". www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.