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University College HospitalFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University College Hospital (UCH) is a major teaching hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is closely associated with University College London.
History
It was founded in 1834, eight years after UCL (then known as the London University), as the 'North London Hospital', in order to provide clinical training for the "medical classes" of the University, after a refusal by the governors of the Middlesex Hospital to allow UCL students access to that hospital's wards. In 1835, Robert Liston became the first professor of clinical surgery at University College Hospital,[1][2][3] The first major operation under ether in Europe was conducted at University College Hospital by Liston on 21 December 1846.[1][4][5] UCH was split from UCL in 1905, and a new building (designed by Alfred Waterhouse), known as the Cruciform building, was opened in 1906, which survives to the present day. It is unrelated to University Hospital, Lewisham. The hospital merged with the National Dental Hospital in 1914, and the Royal Ear Hospital in 1920. In 1994 it became part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Trust. BuildingA major new hospital building, constructed by an Amec/Balfour Beatty joint venture under a Private Finance Initiative contract and pictured to the right, opened in 2005[6]. In November 2009, the University College Hospital Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing was opened[7]. The £70 million refurbishment allows the hospital to offer all of their Women's Health Services in one place (with the exception of some breast and gynaecology services). References
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