St Albans City Hospital

St Albans City Hospital
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St Albans City Hospital
Shown in Hertfordshire
Geography
LocationWaverley Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Coordinates51°45′40″N 0°20′35″W / 51.76125°N 0.34307°W / 51.76125; -0.34307
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
History
Opened1838
Links
Websitewww.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/about/stalbanscityhospital.asp

St Albans City Hospital is an acute District General Hospital in St Albans, Hertfordshire operated by the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.[1]

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 9 am and 6 pm, 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]

References

  1. ^ "St Albans City Hospital". www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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.