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The '''Queen Elizabeth Hospital''' is based in [[Sheriff Hill]] in [[Gateshead]], [[England]] and was officially opened on 18 March 1948. The fully furnished and equipped hospital, contains 26 wards and an [[Emergency department|Accident & Emergency]].
The '''Queen Elizabeth Hospital''' is based in [[Sheriff Hill]] in [[Gateshead]], [[England]]. It is managed by [[Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust]].


==History==
They also have 3 other facilities which are part of [[Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust]].
The hospital has its origins in the Sheriff Hill Isolation Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=1326&page=18|title=Sheriff Hill Isolation Hospital, Gateshead|publisher=National Archives|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> The first building was completed in 1878 and others were added later. The {{convert|4|acre|adj=on}} site was enclosed by a large stone wall tipped with barbed wire and broken glass,<ref>Buchanan, 1905: App A2, No. 3</ref> and by 1903 the hospital comprised a main block with an administrative building in the centre with a ward block on each side,<ref>Buchanan, 1905: App A, No. 5</ref> another three-ward block, a porter's lodge, a steam disinfecting building, a laundry and a mortuary.<ref>Buchanan, 1905: App A, No. 7</ref> The hospital had a maximum capacity of 78 patients, who were tended by two resident doctors and 10 nurses.<ref>Buchanan, 1905: App A, No. 9</ref>


During the period 1918 to 1939, the isolation hospital remained the sole medical provision in Sheriff Hill.<ref>Harrison, 1979: p. 11</ref> Faced with an increase in population, Gateshead Council decided that a new general hospital should be built. In March 1938, preliminary work started on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the site of the isolation hospital;<ref>Carlton, 1974: p. 58</ref> the foundations were laid in 1939 but the outbreak of the [[World War II|Second World War]] delayed the building work. After the war the building work started again and the new buildings were officially opened by the [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Mother]] on 18 March 1948.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=1245&page=46|title=Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead|publisher=National Archives|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=70years>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/queen-elizabeth-hospital-over-70-8630870|title=Queen Elizabeth Hospital: Over 70 years of healthcare in Gateshead|date=13 February 2015|publisher=Chronicle Live|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
In 2012, work began on building a new Pathology 'Centre for Excellence" which will cover Gateshead, Sunderland & South Tyneside, the funding coming from a £12m grant from the government, this is due to open in early 2014


An out-patients department, an accident and emergency department, a new operating theatre and a medical records department were added in 1967.<ref name=70years/> A new pathology "centre of excellence" for patients from Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside, funded from a £12 million grant from the government, opened in early 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-gateshead-12m-pathology-centre-8056198|title=New Gateshead £12m pathology centre ensures patients get first-class care|date=5 November 2014|publisher=Chronicle Live|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> A new £32 million emergency care centre opened in February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/first-look-around-gateshead-hospitals-8386906|title=First look around Gateshead hospital's new Emergency Care Centre|date=5 January 2015|publisher=Chronicle Live|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
In November 2012, work began on building a new £35m Emergency Care Centre, this is expected to open in Autumn 2014.


==Bensham Hospital==
==See also==
* [[List of hospitals in England]]
Bensham Hospital is based on Saltwell Road in Bensham, Gateshead and was opened in 1890 as High Teams Institution where it remained until 1941 after a survey in 1931 revealed that the accommodation was inadequate and a new hospital should be built nearby. In 1941 High Teams Institution was renamed Bensham General Hospital and fell under the control of the Gateshead & District [[Hospital Management Committee]] from July 1948.


==References==
==Dunston Hill Hospital==
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Dunston Hill Hospital was originally established as a War Pensioner Hospital at Castle Leazes, Newcastle. Eventually in 1928 it was moved to Dunston Hill. It was controlled by the Ministry of Pensions until 1953 when it passed to the control of the Ministry of Health, but it was not absorbed into the National Health Service until 1 April 1956, when it became one of the group of hospitals administered by Gateshead and District [[Hospital Management Committee]].


==Sources==
In May 2012, all inpatient services were relocated to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, however the Day Unit continues to provide a service from the Dunston Hill Hospital site.
* {{cite book | title = Report to the Local Government Board on Small-pox in Gateshead and Felling 1903–1904, in relation to Sheriff Hill Hospital | first = G.S | last = Buchannan | publisher = Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute | date = November 1905 }}
* {{cite book | title = A Short History of Gateshead | first = Ian Clark | last = Carlton | publisher = Gateshead Corporation | year = 1974 }}
* {{cite book | title = Sheriff Hill: My Village | first = John | last = Harrison | publisher = Gateshead Central Library | year = 1979 }}


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==Metro Riverside==
Metro Riverside was opened in March 2009 and is an Outpatient Hospital based near the [[MetroCentre (shopping centre)|MetroCentre]] in [[Gateshead]].

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead is located in Tyne and Wear
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Shown in Tyne and Wear
Geography
LocationGateshead, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°56′20″N 1°34′50″W / 54.939°N 1.5806°W / 54.939; -1.5806
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universityNewcastle University Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1948
Links
Websitewww.qegateshead.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in the United Kingdom

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is based in Sheriff Hill in Gateshead, England. It is managed by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

History

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The hospital has its origins in the Sheriff Hill Isolation Hospital.[1] The first building was completed in 1878 and others were added later. The 4-acre (1.6 ha) site was enclosed by a large stone wall tipped with barbed wire and broken glass,[2] and by 1903 the hospital comprised a main block with an administrative building in the centre with a ward block on each side,[3] another three-ward block, a porter's lodge, a steam disinfecting building, a laundry and a mortuary.[4] The hospital had a maximum capacity of 78 patients, who were tended by two resident doctors and 10 nurses.[5]

During the period 1918 to 1939, the isolation hospital remained the sole medical provision in Sheriff Hill.[6] Faced with an increase in population, Gateshead Council decided that a new general hospital should be built. In March 1938, preliminary work started on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the site of the isolation hospital;[7] the foundations were laid in 1939 but the outbreak of the Second World War delayed the building work. After the war the building work started again and the new buildings were officially opened by the Queen Mother on 18 March 1948.[8][9]

An out-patients department, an accident and emergency department, a new operating theatre and a medical records department were added in 1967.[9] A new pathology "centre of excellence" for patients from Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside, funded from a £12 million grant from the government, opened in early 2014.[10] A new £32 million emergency care centre opened in February 2015.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sheriff Hill Isolation Hospital, Gateshead". National Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ Buchanan, 1905: App A2, No. 3
  3. ^ Buchanan, 1905: App A, No. 5
  4. ^ Buchanan, 1905: App A, No. 7
  5. ^ Buchanan, 1905: App A, No. 9
  6. ^ Harrison, 1979: p. 11
  7. ^ Carlton, 1974: p. 58
  8. ^ "Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead". National Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Queen Elizabeth Hospital: Over 70 years of healthcare in Gateshead". Chronicle Live. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  10. ^ "New Gateshead £12m pathology centre ensures patients get first-class care". Chronicle Live. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. ^ "First look around Gateshead hospital's new Emergency Care Centre". Chronicle Live. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

Sources

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  • Buchannan, G.S (November 1905). Report to the Local Government Board on Small-pox in Gateshead and Felling 1903–1904, in relation to Sheriff Hill Hospital. Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute.
  • Carlton, Ian Clark (1974). A Short History of Gateshead. Gateshead Corporation.
  • Harrison, John (1979). Sheriff Hill: My Village. Gateshead Central Library.
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