University College Hospital
| University College Hospital | |
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| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Hospital building, opened 2005
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| Geography | |
| Location | Fitzrovia, London, England |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University College London |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 665 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Links | |
| Website | uclh |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
University College Hospital (UCH) is a 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 (UCL).
The hospital has 665 in-patient beds, 12 operating theatres and houses the largest single critical care unit in the NHS. The Accident & Emergency department sees approximately 80,000 patients a year. It is a major teaching hospital and a key location for the UCL Medical School. It is also a major centre for medical research and part of both the UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre and the UCL Partners academic health science centre.
The hospital is located on Euston Road in the Fitzrovia area of the London Borough of Camden, adjacent to the main campus of UCL. The nearest London Underground stations are Euston Square and Warren Street, with Goodge Street nearby.
The urology department moved to University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street, formerly the Heart Hospital, in 2015.
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