Southampton General Hospital
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Southampton General Hospital is a large Teaching Hospital
in Southampton
, England
, operated by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (formerly known as Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust). The hospital was the location for the daytime TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series, The General
.
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Infirmary in 1900,to provide hospital beds previously provided at the workhouse infirmary in St Mary's.The oyal South Hampshire Hospital]was the Voluntary hospital,founded in 1838 in the city. The initial 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) site cost the Poor Law Guardians £8,200, and the foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1900. The original building, housing 289 beds, cost £64,800 to construct; it has since been demolished.
Southampton Borough Council took responsibility for the hospital in 1929, expanding the number of beds to 431. At this stage, the hospital became known as the Borough Hospital. When the National Health Service
came into being in 1948, the hospital took its present name.
The Wessex Neurological Unit opened on the site in 1965, and the East Wing was constructed in 1974, providing 450 additional beds, a new Accident and Emergency Department, and a children's unit. Three years later, the Centre Block was built, which still provides the main entrance to the hospital. The 7-level Centre Block cost over £9 million to construct.
In 1983, the £10 million West Wing was constructed, adding 472 beds to the hospital; this was followed a year later by installation of the Wessex Body Scanner at a cost of £1.5 million.
In 2005, a new cardiac centre was opened, having cost around £53 million to build. In addition to these buildings, the University of Southampton
has a number of buildings on the site, which are used both for teaching and research. In particular, the hospital houses renowned centres of excellence in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, neurological disease, gastro-intestinal conditions and illnesses affecting children. The hospital is fortunate to benefit from a high number of specialist consultants working in large multi-disciplinary teams and plays a leading role in the development of new and improved treatments for NHS patients.
The hospital is currently undergoing upgrades in preparation to be a Major Trauma Centre under the new NHS plans for Regional Trauma Networks, with Southampton General covering the whole Solent Area, Portsmouth, the rest of Hampshire and also the Isle Of Wight. A new helipad is currently under construction, and the whole Emergency Department is planned to have a major refit to dramatically increase capacity and capabilities, with a separate childrens Emergency Department also.
footballer, Steve Mills, moved from the Royal South Hants Hospital
to a new location at Southampton General Hospital, and was officially opened on 27 September 2006 by Steve’s widow Jo and former Southampton footballer and manager, Alan Ball.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, 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...
, operated by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (formerly known as Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust). The hospital was the location for the daytime TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series, The General
The General (TV series)
The General was a BBC fly-on-the-wall Television series hosted by Yvette Fielding, Chris Serle and Heather Mills. Based at Southampton General Hospital, the programme tracked the progress of selected patients, including outpatients, at the hospital. The series was broadcast live every weekday on...
.
History
The hospital began life as the ShirleyShirley
Shirley may refer to:*Shirley , either a given name or a surname-Places:United Kingdom*Shirley, Derbyshire, England*Shirley, Southampton, a district of Southampton, England...
Warren Poor Law
Poor Law
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief which existed in England and Wales that developed out of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws before being codified in 1587–98...
Infirmary in 1900,to provide hospital beds previously provided at the workhouse infirmary in St Mary's.The oyal South Hampshire Hospital]was the Voluntary hospital,founded in 1838 in the city. The initial 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) site cost the Poor Law Guardians £8,200, and the foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1900. The original building, housing 289 beds, cost £64,800 to construct; it has since been demolished.
Southampton Borough Council took responsibility for the hospital in 1929, expanding the number of beds to 431. At this stage, the hospital became known as the Borough Hospital. When the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
came into being in 1948, the hospital took its present name.
The Wessex Neurological Unit opened on the site in 1965, and the East Wing was constructed in 1974, providing 450 additional beds, a new Accident and Emergency Department, and a children's unit. Three years later, the Centre Block was built, which still provides the main entrance to the hospital. The 7-level Centre Block cost over £9 million to construct.
In 1983, the £10 million West Wing was constructed, adding 472 beds to the hospital; this was followed a year later by installation of the Wessex Body Scanner at a cost of £1.5 million.
In 2005, a new cardiac centre was opened, having cost around £53 million to build. In addition to these buildings, the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
has a number of buildings on the site, which are used both for teaching and research. In particular, the hospital houses renowned centres of excellence in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, neurological disease, gastro-intestinal conditions and illnesses affecting children. The hospital is fortunate to benefit from a high number of specialist consultants working in large multi-disciplinary teams and plays a leading role in the development of new and improved treatments for NHS patients.
The hospital is currently undergoing upgrades in preparation to be a Major Trauma Centre under the new NHS plans for Regional Trauma Networks, with Southampton General covering the whole Solent Area, Portsmouth, the rest of Hampshire and also the Isle Of Wight. A new helipad is currently under construction, and the whole Emergency Department is planned to have a major refit to dramatically increase capacity and capabilities, with a separate childrens Emergency Department also.
The Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory
In September 2006 the Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory, which had been established by a charity created by the late Southampton F.C.Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
footballer, Steve Mills, moved from the Royal South Hants Hospital
Royal South Hampshire Hospital
The Royal South Hants Hospital, known locally as "The RSH", is an acute hospital in Southampton. It has been managed by Southampton City Primary Care Trust since 31 March 2007 with some additional services being provided by the Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust...
to a new location at Southampton General Hospital, and was officially opened on 27 September 2006 by Steve’s widow Jo and former Southampton footballer and manager, Alan Ball.
- The Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory processes, stores and issues stem cell products for transplant.
- The processing of a patient’s stem cell products takes around 3 hours to complete.
- Stem cell donations are processed as soon as they arrive at the laboratory because stem cells have a shelf life of just 24 hours.
- The laboratory reacts quickly to hospital requests and processes up to 12 stem cell donations a week.
- The laboratory processes stem cells for Southampton University Hospitals Trust, Royal Bournemouth HospitalRoyal Bournemouth HospitalThe Royal Bournemouth Hospital is an acute general hospital in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. It has 692 beds and is part of The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.-Location:...
, Poole HospitalPoole HospitalPoole Hospital is an acute general hospital in Poole, Dorset, England. Built in 1907, it has expanded from a basic 14-bed facility into a 789-bed NHS foundation trust hospital...
, Salisbury District HospitalSalisbury District HospitalSalisbury District Hospital is a hospital located in the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.Previously Salisbury Hospitals comprised three units...
and Dorset County HospitalDorset County HospitalDorset County Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Dorchester, Dorset, England and is operated by West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust...
. - In addition to processing, storing and issuing stem cell products, the laboratory undertakes critical research and development of new cancer therapies and treatments.
Teaching Hospital
- Southampton General Hospital is a teaching hospital associated with the University of Southampton
- The hospital is home to not only the medical students but also PhD students and research academics and clinicians from both the School of Medicine and the School of Biological Sciences. Originally based in the South Academic Block this has been expanded to include several other buildings including the Somers Building (opened in 2008).
- There are 6 different departments of research at Southampton General Hospital:
- III (Infection, Inflammation and Immunity) - renamed from IIR (Infection, Inflammation and Repair) in 2009
- Cancer Sciences
- Clinical Neurosciences
- DoHAD (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease) - renamed from Foetal Origins of Disease
- Human Genetics
- Community Clinical Sciences