Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, with St Stephen's Centre on the right, which is a rest of the previous hospital on the site, St Stephen's Hospital (1876-1989)
Geography
Location	Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Imperial College London
Services
Emergency department	Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds	430
History
Founded	1993
Links
Website	www.chelwest.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a 430-bed teaching hospital located in Chelsea, London. Although the Hospital has been at its present site since only 1993, the Hospital has a rich history in that it serves as the new site for the Westminster Hospital. It is operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and has close ties with Imperial College London. Many of the hospital's employees hold research contracts with Imperial College London, and the hospital plays an integral role in teaching students at Imperial College London. The hospital's operating revenue for clinical activities alone was £378 million in 2014/15.

The hospital has often been regarded as one of the leading hospitals in the country based on a number of metrics, including having the lowest operative mortality rates in the country, and one of the best performing A&E departments in the country.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital brought together staff, services and equipment from five other hospitals in London:

The new hospital was designed by the architects Sheppard Robson. It displays many treasures from the old hospitals. Some of these are in the first floor hospital chapel, including a 16th-century painting by Veronese from the Westminster Hospital and stained glass windows from St Mary Abbots and the Westminster Children's Hospitals.

Owing to its location in the most affluent area of central London, a significant number of high-profile patients have been treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Notable people born at Chelsea and Westminster include:

Notable people who have died at Chelsea and Westminster include:

Chelsea and Westminster maintains a range of medical and surgical acute services, as well as outpatient facilities and a 24-hour Accident and Emergency department. In addition to these services, which are primarily aimed at local residents and visitors, the hospital is a specialist tertiary referral centre for many services, including: HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Burns and Bariatric Surgery.