Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital

Name :

Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital

Address  :

Howlands

Town  :

Welwyn Garden City

State  :

Hertfordshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

AL7 4HQ

Phone  :

01707 328111

Web URL  :

Queen Elizabeth I I Hospital

Description

The Queen Elizabeth II hospital or the QEII as it is known locally is located in Welwyn Garden City

The first full hospital to be built by the NHS the QEII is a 350bed district general hospital It offers a full range of general hospital services for people living and working in many parts of east and south Hertfordshire

Our general surgical and medical wards are supported by intensive care high dependency and coronary care units as well as full pathology and diagnostic services including gastrointestinal endoscopy and bronchoscopy
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