University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100 Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
German Hospital Service
Destouchesstr. 1 Munchen, Bayern (Germany)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
162 City Road London, Greater London (UK)
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park South Australia (Australia)
Addenbrookes Hospital
Name :
Address :
Town :
State :
Country :
Post Code:
Phone :
Web URL :
Email :
- Anaesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Cytology
- Daibetes, Endocrinology
- Gastro-enterology
- Kidney Transplantation and Expanded Dialysis Unit
- Neuro Surgeon
- Oncologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Paediatrics
- Urology
Speciality Type :
Super Speciality :
- Neuro Surgical
- Cancer
- Neprology
- Eye-Retinal Surgery
- Neurology
- Urology
- Interventional Radiology
Other Facilities
- Pathology
Description
Cambridge University Hospitals one of the first Foundation Trusts is a 1000 bed teaching hospital one of the Governments new biomedical research centres with a worldclass research reputation whilst also providing acute and specialist services for our local and regional population
What makes Cambridge University Hospitals stand out from the other hospitals in the United Kingdom
Worldclass research in cancer neurosciences genetics diabetes and transplant medicine partnership with Cambridge University and the Medical Research Council from which stems 12 Nobel Laureates leadingedge clinical care our partnership with a worldrenowned medical school and the quality expertise and commitment of the people who work at the Trust
One of the largest and best known hospitals in the country our name is synonymous with excellence giving us a national and international reputation
These are the essential elements of our character However what takes us a step further is our philosophy of care which explores smarter more efficient ways of working and which puts our patients at the centre of this care
All this gives the Trust expertise vision and diversity in a service which seeks to innovate and strives for excellence in delivering firstclass healthcare
History
1766 2007The Trust may be a household name today but it is also a hospital with a history In 1719 Dr John Addenbrooke a fellow and former bursar of St Catharines College left pound4500 in his will for a hospital to be built in Cambridge One of the first provincial voluntary hospitals in Britain Addenbrookes first opened its doors in 1766 in Trumpington Street in Cambridge with just 20 beds and 11 patients
During the 18th and 19th centuries the hospital grew rapidly as medical science developed By the 1950s the hospital was having difficulty accommodating the expansion generated by the introduction of the National Health Service and in the early 1960s the hospital began a staged move to its present 66acre campus in Hills Road on the southern outskirts of Cambridge
The first stage of the hospital development on the Hills Road campus was opened by the Queen in 1962 and from that day onwards the hospital has continued to grow
Hospital discharge criticism
The Care Quality Commission CQC which is responsible for reviewing practices at health providers across the UK raised concerns over the hospitals ability to coordinate care for patients when they are discharged to other services The review was designed to see what progress had been made since concerns were first outlined last year The CQC rep... Read More
Do hospitals alone provide genuine healthcare
Baba Ramdevs trusts selling Ayurvedic medicines in India and abroad are now in the eye of a storm The IncomeTax Department has slapped them with a tax bill of Rs 58 crore for the assessment year 200910 on the ground that these activities are commercial in nature Most noncorporate hospitals outside the government sector are constituted as public ... Read More