Croydon University Hospital

Croydon University Hospital (formerly Mayday Hospital)
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Location within Croydon
Geography
Location Thornton Heath, London, England, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system NHS England
Hospital type District General
Affiliated university St George's, University of London
King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry
Services
Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds 670
History
Founded 1885
Links
Website www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk
Lists Hospitals in England

Croydon University Hospital, known from 1923 to 2010 as Mayday Hospital,[1] is a large NHS hospital in Thornton Heath in south London, England run by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. It is a District General Hospital with a 24-hour accident and emergency department. The hospital is based on a 19-acre (7.7 ha) site in Thornton Heath to the north of central Croydon.

History

The hospital's roots are as the infirmary of the Croydon Workhouse opened in Mayday Road the Rt. Rev. Edward Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, in May 1885.[2] It replaced the previous infirmary in Duppas Hill.[3] The Croydon Union Infirmary was renamed Mayday Road Hospital in 1923, and was taken over by Croydon Corporation in 1930, and the National Health Service in 1948.[2] The name was changed again to Croydon University Hospital in 2010.[1] The hospital had sometimes been referred to as "Maydie" Hospital, which some felt had been a contributing factor to the rebranding.[4]

A new out-patients department was opened by the Rt. Rev. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1966 and a new surgical wing was opened by Bernard Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons in May 1985.[2] The most recent large building project was the Jubilee Wing opened by John Reid, the Secretary of State for Health, in December 2004.[2]

Facilities

Facilities at the hospital include 670 beds, eight operating theatres, a day surgery suite with three theatres, two obstetric theatres and recovery room, and overnight facilities for parents. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is developing an application for Foundation Trust status. The trust was rated 'worse than expected' over care for women giving birth.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mayday: Name change reflects health shake-up". Croydon Advertiser. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mayday University Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ↑ McInnes, Paula; Sparkes, Bill (1990). The Croydon Workhouse. Croydon: Key Croydon/Croydon Society. pp. 5, 33–6. ISBN 0-9512713-2-6.
  4. ↑ Davies, Gareth (8 December 2014). "Croydon University Hospital spent £12,000 on PR campaign, including advert which said it was 'formally' known as 'Maydie'". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ↑ NHS leaves one in four mothers alone during labour or childbirth The Guardian

Coordinates: 51°23′24″N 0°06′36″W / 51.390°N 0.110°W / 51.390; -0.110

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