Queen's Hospital

Queen's Hospital is a hospital in Romford in the London Borough of Havering. It was built on the site of the former Oldchurch Park, a short distance south of the town centre. It is run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

For the Queen's Hospital in Honolulu, see The Queen's Medical Center. For the hospital in New York City, see Queens Hospital Center.

Queen's Hospital
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Shown in Havering
Geography
LocationRom Valley Way, Romford, London, England
Coordinates51.5691°N 0.1789°E / 51.5691; 0.1789
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeGeneral
Affiliated university
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds939
HelipadYes
History
OpenedOctober 2006
Links
Websitewww.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/queens-hospital

History
The hospital under construction in 2005

The hospital was procured under a private finance initiative (PFI) contract to replace Harold Wood Hospital, Oldchurch Hospital, Rush Green Hospital and St George's Hospital, Havering in 2004. It was designed by Jonathan Bailey Associates and built by Bovis Lend Lease at a cost of £312 million on Rom Valley Way, near the now demolished Romford Ice Arena.[1][2] Construction was completed in October 2006.[3]

Facilities

The hospital comprises four, circular, five-storey buildings, connected and surrounded by a wider two-storey building. The ground and first floor levels generally consist of diagnostic treatment, whilst the upper levels consist of inpatient services and wards. Facilities include a hyper-acute stroke unit (HASU), birthing centre, renal dialysis unit and a specialist neuroscience centre. The hospital also has an accident and emergency (A&E) department, which treats around 150,000 patients every year.[4][5]

Performance

In July 2013 the Care Quality Commission issued a formal warning about the hospital, particularly for the accident and emergency department.[6] In March 2017, after receiving a positive review from the care quality commission, the hospital was taken out of special measures and praised by the commission for its work in a number of areas.[7]

Teaching

The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from the American University of the Caribbean and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[8][9]

Transport

London Buses routes 5, 103, 128, 174, 175, 193, 294, 365, 496, 498 and 499 serve the hospital.[10] The nearest railway station is Romford on the Great Eastern Main Line and the nearest London Underground station is Elm Park on the District line.[11]

Patient entertainment

The hospital has an in-house hospital radio station operated by Bedrock.[12] The service is free of charge to the in-patients. Bedrock previously served Oldchurch Hospital and Harold Wood Hospital until the new Queen's Hospital opened in 2006. Hospital Radio in Havering has been operating since 14 February 1964.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex, United Kingdom". Healthcare Design. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "New Romford Hospital". RIBA. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. "Queen's (Romford) Hospital, UK". HICL Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "Queen's Hospital 3D map". Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. "Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust - Inspection report" (PDF). Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. Richard Gray (10 July 2013). "A&E patients forced to wait more than 14 hours at struggling hospital". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. Ralph Blackburn (7 March 2017). "Queen's hospital trust out of special measures". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. "US and International Clinical Sites & Hospitals". American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. "Key Facts - Medicine MBBS 5 Years (A100) - Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. "Planning your journey". Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2019.
  12. "Bedrock". Charity Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. "Celebrating 50 years of Hospital Radio in Havering in 2014". Bedrock Radio. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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