York Hospital
| The York Hospital | |
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| York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HE, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°58′14″N 1°05′01″W / 53.9705°N 1.0835°WCoordinates: 53°58′14″N 1°05′01″W / 53.9705°N 1.0835°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | Hull York Medical School |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 700+ |
| Links | |
| Website |
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| Lists | Hospitals in England |
York Hospital is a National Health Service teaching hospital in York, England. It is run by the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS foundation trust which also runs several other hospitals in North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
History
York Hospital opened on its current site, on Wigginton Road in 1976. When it first opened the hospital had 600 beds and replaced numerous smaller sites including Acomb Hospital, City Hospital, York County Hospital, Deighton Grove Hospital, Fulford Hospital, Military Hospital and Yearsley Bridge Hospital. The hospital was designed in the 1960s by the firm of Architects, Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker and Bor, of London. The partner in charge was the late John Weeks, a renowned hospital design specialist, who lectured on the philosophy of "indeterminate architecture", particularly in relation to the planning and layout of hospital buildings.
Overview
The hospital serves a population of 500,000 in North Yorkshire. York Hospital now has over 700 beds and offers a range of inpatient and outpatient services, there are also two rehabilitation hospitals St Helen's and White Cross Court.
The hospital has a day unit department for day operations and operating theatres for more complex operations.
On-site at York Hospital there is a range of services including an accident & emergency department, adult critical care unit, coronary care unit, maternity unit and specialist departments including dermatology, elderly medicine, ear, nose and throat, neurology, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics and restorative dentistry.
During 2010/2011:
- 64,207 referrals were sent to the hospital by general practitioners
- 76,432 inpatient spells
- 101,913 first outpatient appointments
- 233,753 patients had subsequent outpatient appointments
- 32,730 patients were operated on
Ambulance service for the hospital is provided by Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
Other services
York Hospital works closely with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare Services NHS Trust and Hull Teaching Hospital NHS Trust this enables cross site expertise in some of the specialities.
Some more specialist services are provided from other sites, renal dialysis is provided in Easingwold and Harrogate, and sexual health services are delivered in Monkgate Health Centre in York.
Psychiatric services are based at nearby Bootham Park Hospital.
York Hospital Radio
York Hospital Radio [1] was set up as a voluntary scheme in 1964 and has continued to develop since.
Since April 2011, it has provided 24-hour service via Hospedia[2] giving patients and staff entertainment and music through the day and night. It also provides some specialist shows, including live commentary from nearby York City Football Club.
Shops and eating
The hospital has comprehensive facilities including The Mallard restaurant providing food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is also a shop in the main foyer, Amigo, selling a wide variety of products. In 2010 a Costa Coffee cafe opened replacing the highly popular WRVS cafe.
There are vending machines on site and a staff shop.
A private pharmacy - Healthcare at Home [3] opened at end of 2010, providing 7 days a week late night service for patients and residents of York.
There are also many stalls regularly located in the main foyer and restaurant, selling products on behalf of charities.
See also
References
- ↑ York Hospital Radio - http://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/?id=24&ob=1
- ↑ Hospedia at York Hospital - http://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/?id=75&ob=1
- ↑ Opening of new Pharmacy - http://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/index.php?ob=3&id=180