Seacroft Hospital

Seacroft Hospital
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Seacroft Hospital Tower
Location within West Yorkshire
Geography
Location York Road LS14, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°48′20″N 1°28′15″W / 53.8056°N 1.4708°W / 53.8056; -1.4708Coordinates: 53°48′20″N 1°28′15″W / 53.8056°N 1.4708°W / 53.8056; -1.4708
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
Beds 121
History
Founded 1904
Links
Website www.leedsth.nhs.uk/patients/aboutus/hospitals/seacroft.php
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Seacroft Hospital is based in York Road in the area of Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital was founded in 1904, originally to care for people with infectious diseases. There were beds for 482 patients when it first opened.[1] It celebrated its centenary on 29 September 2004.[2] By the entrance is a local landmark, a clock tower (Grade II listed building) which is also a water tower,holding 28000 gallons of water.[2] The hospital is now a major centre for ambulatory care services. In June 2006 the Seacroft Specialist Rehabilitation Centre opened there. The hospital also has renal dialysis facilities.

Map Sign by the entrance

Many of the buildings were in a poor state of repair and the health authority considered selling off the older parts of the hospital for redevelopment in 2008.[3] Part of the site was sold to the Homes and Communities Agency in 2014 for a fee of around £6m. In 2015 the developers Keepmoat and Strata announced their plans to build about 700 homes there.[4]

The hospital has been noted for its unique and positive use of the Nintendo video game Wii Fit to assist patients with prosthetic limb in learning how to use them effectively.[5]

RADU

In September 2002 a state of the art catering unit was built on the site, The Receipt And Distribution Unit, RADU it was opened by TV Celebrity chef Brian Turner.[6] It provides over 3,000 patients meals twice daily 365 days a year, to all the main hospitals in the Leeds area: these are supplemented by any special dietary needs plus daily bread and milk. In October 2002 Loyd Grossman and a team of leading chefs designed "leading chef" dishes for the menu.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 10:53 (2013-03-20). "East Leeds: History of a hospital - from TB to IVF". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. 1 2 NHS News Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. 100 years of care at Seacroft hospital
  3. ↑ Yorkshire Evening Post Hospital left in limbo over fate of buildings
  4. ↑ "Hundreds of homes to be built on Seacroft Hospital site - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ↑ Wii Fit used for rehabilitation purposes in UK hospital
  6. 1 2 Bulletin August 2003 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Leeds NHS Trust Staff Newsletter, page 5
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