West Middlesex University Hospital

West Middlesex University Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
West Middlesex Hospital in 2014 with picketers from the Royal College of Midwives.
Geography
Location	Isleworth, London, England, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Imperial College London
Services
Emergency department	Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds	>400
History
Founded	1894, current hospital 2003
Links
Website	http://www.chelwest.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH) is an acute NHS hospital in Isleworth, west London, operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It serves patients in the London Boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames and Ealing. The hospital has over 400 beds.

The hospital offers all of the services associated with a district general hospital including Accident and Emergency, Acute Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Surgery and Maternity Services.

In 2003 West Middlesex University Hospital opened its brand new main building following a £50 million refurbishment and it is now a modern, compact hospital. This houses A&E, critical care, operating theatres, clinical imaging, outpatients and patient suites.

The hospital is a teaching hospital of Imperial College School of Medicine and a member of the Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Partnership. It also has an active volunteer program. Undergraduate students from the American university [Central College] are also allowed to complete internships at WMUH.

December 2011: West Middlesex was awarded full accreditation by UNICEF as a Baby Friendly hospital, the first London hospital to achieve this award. The Baby Friendly Initiative accredits maternity and community facilities which adopt internationally recognised standards of best practice.

In September 2012 the Trust concluded that it was not viable for it to apply for NHS Foundation Trust status and decided to seek a potential partner. As of 1 September 2015, West Middlesex University Hospital is part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Under the North West London strategy, Shaping a healthier future, the Trust was designated as a major hospital in 2013.