Jersey General Hospital
| Jersey General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Government of Jersey | |
 The hospital in 2008 | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | The Parade, Saint Helier, Jersey |
| Coordinates | 49°11′15″N 2°06′44″W / 49.1875°N 2.1123°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Southampton School of Medicine[1] |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 219 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1793 |
Jersey General Hospital in Saint Helier is the only hospital on the island of Jersey. It has 219 beds.
Medical students are placed at the hospital by the Wessex Deanery of Health Education England.[2]
History
It was originally a poorhouse. The foundation stone was laid in 1765 but the building was requisitioned by the military in 1779 as there was no barracks on the island. It was used as a hospital poorhouse from 1793. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1859. Until 1868, when St Saviour's Hospital was opened, it also served as a lunatic asylum.[3][better source needed]
There were plans to replace it with a single-site facility at Overdale costed at £804 million but in November 2022 it was reported that the plans were now for a hybrid General Hospital spread across the existing Gloucester Street site, adjacent land at Kensington Place, and Overdale.[4]
Facilities
- Rheumatology
- Maternity
- Special care baby unit (SCBU)
- Emergency Department
- Paediatrics
- Assisted reproduction
- Dermatology
- Blood donation
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Endoscopy
- Cardiology
- Dental
- Dietetics
- Pharmacy
- Renal
- Joint replacement
- Memory
- Neurology
- Occupational therapy (OT)
- Pain clinic
- Speech and language therapy
- Intensive care unit (ICU)
- Radiology[5]
Some patients have to travel to UK hospitals for specialised treatment.[6]
References
- ^ "Frequently asked questions". University of Southampton. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Jersey General Hospital, States of Jersey". Wessex Deanery. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "General Hospital". The Island Wiki. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Jersey's new-hospital plans to be scrapped and replaced with 'hybrid' model". Jersey Evening Post. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Jersey, States of. "Government of Jersey". gov.je. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Hospitals and emergency treatment". Government of Jersey. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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