Mile End Hospital
| Mile End Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Barts Health NHS Trust | |
 Mile End Hospital | |
  Location within Tower Hamlets | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bancroft Road, Mile End, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°31′28″N 0°02′34″W / 51.5244°N 0.0428°WCoordinates: 51°31′28″N 0°02′34″W / 51.5244°N 0.0428°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Links | |
| Website |
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Mile End Hospital is a community hospital in the Mile End area of East London. It is managed by Barts Health NHS Trust.
History
The hospital was established as the infirmary for the local workhouse in 1859.[1] A training school for nurses was added in 1892.[1] The facility was rebuilt as the Mile End Old Town Infirmary in 1883 and then served as a military hospital during First World War.[1] After becoming Mile End Hospital in 1930, it joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1] It became the Royal London Hospital (Mile End) in 1990 but reverted to being called Mile End Hospital in 1994 and was taken under the management of Barts Health NHS Trust in 2012.[2]
Services
The hospital provides outpatient and community based services, including diabetes, sexual health, rheumatology, radiology, and physiotherapy, as well as children's services.[3]
Transport
Mile End tube station and Stepney Green tube station are both located within walking distance of the hospital, and London Buses Routes 25, 205, 309 and Night Route N205 pass the hospital on Mile End Road and Globe Road.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Mile End Hospital". Lost hospitals of London. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Meriel Clunas. "Mile End Hospital - Our history". Bartshealth.nhs.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Meriel Clunas. "Mile End Hospital - Barts Health NHS Trust". Bartshealth.nhs.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "Mile End Hospital". Retrieved 24 February 2018.