Broomfield Hospital

Broomfield Hospital is an acute district general hospital in Chelmsford, Essex. It is managed by the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Broomfield Hospital
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
New Entrance
Shown in Essex
Geography
LocationCourt Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Coordinates51.7745°N 0.4661°E / 51.7745; 0.4661
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds800
HelipadYes
History
Opened1940
Links
Websitewww.mse.nhs.uk/broomfield-hospital

History

The hospital, originally known as Essex County Hospital, was designed as a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis patients and was built between June 1937 and 1940.[1] It had "butterfly" wings that caught the sun for the benefit of the patients.[1] During the 1960s the hospital diversified from tuberculosis treatment and dealt with more general surgery, orthopaedics and general medicine.[1] A large outpatients clinic was also built at this time.[1]

By the early 1980s facilities included an accident and emergency department, pharmacy, rehabilitation department, operating theatres, intensive therapy unit and new specialised wards.[1] A CT Scanner was unveiled by the Princess Royal in 1987 and she returned to open a new ward block in 1987.[1] A new East Wing, a new Diabetic Centre and a new Medical Assessment Unit were all opened between 1998 and 1999.[1]

Further new facilities, including a new accident and emergency facility, new intensive care facilities, new theatres for day surgery, a new pathology department, a new maternity department, improved facilities for neo-natal intensive care, a new children's department and a rooftop helipad were procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2007.[2] The works, which were designed by Llewelyn Davies[3] and carried out by Bouygues at a cost of £180 million, were completed in 2010.[2] The new facilities also permitted the subsequent closure of St John's Hospital in Chelmsford[4] and the William Julien Courtauld Hospital in Braintree.[5]

Sam Penry, a diagnostic radiographer at the hospital, was awarded the "UK Radiographer of the Year" title by the Society and College of Radiographers in 2017.[6]

Teaching

The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Broomfield Hospital between 1900 and 2000". Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "Broomfield Hospital PFI Project Closes". Operis. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "Llewelyn Davies Yeang forced to lay off staff as hospital scheme collapses". Architects Journal. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. "22 March 2018". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. "Braintree: NHS refuses to reveal WJC sale price". Braintree and Witham Times. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "Congratulations to Sam Penry on 'UK Radiographer of the Year' award 2017". Mid Essex Hospitals. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. "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.
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