Sheffield Children's Hospital
Encyclopedia
The Sheffield Children's Hospital is part of and the headquarters of the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
in Broomhill, Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
. It is a purpose-built children's hospital and provides the A&E
service for all minors in Sheffield and some others further afield.
The hospital first opened on November 15, 1876 as a children's infirmary in Brightmore House, on Brook Hill in Sheffield.
The building itself was built in many stages, with four different blocks and types of architecture visible from Western Bank.
During the 1990s it was featured in the BBC television
series Children's Hospital
.
It was recently announced that local football club Sheffield Wednesday had donated their shirt sponsorship to Sheffield Children's Hospital and the associated Children's Hospital Charity for the next two seasons (2009–10 and 2010–11).
wards each with their own speciality:
The patients are allocated to the four medical wards by age and/or disease process:
In addition to the medical and surgical wards, the hospital also has:
There are also three outpatient department areas which perform different functions:
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children's Trust is one of the United Kingdom's NHS hospital trusts mainly providing healthcare for Children in Sheffield and the surrounding area of South Yorkshire...
in Broomhill, Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a purpose-built children's hospital and provides the A&E
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
service for all minors in Sheffield and some others further afield.
History
The building itself was built in many stages, with four different blocks and types of architecture visible from Western Bank.
During the 1990s it was featured in the BBC television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
series Children's Hospital
Children's Hospital (BBC TV series)
Children's Hospital is a British television fly-on-the-wall documentary series based at the Sheffield Children's Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool...
.
It was recently announced that local football club Sheffield Wednesday had donated their shirt sponsorship to Sheffield Children's Hospital and the associated Children's Hospital Charity for the next two seasons (2009–10 and 2010–11).
Wards departments and specialities
The hospital consists of three general surgeryGeneral surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
wards each with their own speciality:
- S1 (urologyUrologyUrology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
and neurosurgeryNeurosurgeryNeurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
) - S2 (ENTOtolaryngologyOtolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
, dental surgeryDental surgeryDental surgery is any of a number of medical procedures that involve artificially modifying dentition, in other words surgery of the teeth and jaw bones.-Types:Some of the more common are:...
and plastic surgeryPlastic surgeryPlastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
) - S3 (orthopaedics)
The patients are allocated to the four medical wards by age and/or disease process:
- M1 (0–4 years old)
- M2 (5–16 years old)
- M3 (oncologyOncologyOncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
) - M4 (acts as a medical admissions unit)
In addition to the medical and surgical wards, the hospital also has:
- a burns unit
- an intensive care unitIntensive Care Unitthumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
- a high dependency unit
- a day surgery ward
- a dental unit
- a haematology unit
- an ophthalmologyOphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
unit - a cystic fibrosisCystic fibrosisCystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease affecting most critically the lungs, and also the pancreas, liver, and intestine...
unit - an emergency department and minor injuries unit
- MRI and CTComputed tomographyX-ray computed tomography or Computer tomography , is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing...
facilities
There are also three outpatient department areas which perform different functions:
- Red area (orthotics and ENT)
- Green area (gastroenterologyGastroenterologyGastroenterology is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster , enteron , and logos...
, urology, neurology) - Blue area (orthopaedics and fracture clinic)