St Mary's Hospital (London)
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| St Mary's Hospital | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Paddington London, England, (UK) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | Public NHS |
| Hospital Type | Teaching Hospital |
| Affiliated University | Imperial College |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | <600 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Links | |
| Website | [www.st-marys.nhs.uk Homepage] |
| See also | Hospitals in England |
St Mary's Hospital is a hospital located in Paddington, London. It was founded in 1845. Until 1988 the hospital had its own medical school, which later merged with that of Imperial College London. The hospital is operated by the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust which also operates the Western Eye Hospital and runs some services at St Charles Hospital in Ladbroke Grove.
Contents |
History
Famous researchers at St Mary's include:
- Alexander Fleming — who discovered penicillin.
- Almroth Wright — advanced vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines.
- John Scott Burdon-Sanderson — Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford and Royal Medal winner.
- Augustus Waller — whose research led to the invention of the electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Bernard Spilsbury - pathologist and one of the pioneers of modern forensic medicine.
Important advances made at St Mary's include:
- Heroin (diacetylmorphine) — discovered at St Mary's in 1874.
- Penicillin (Penicillium Chrysogenum) — discovered at St Mary's in 1928.
Famous people to be born at St Mary's include:
- Elvis Costello — British musician.
- Kiefer Sutherland — Canadian actor.
- Prince William — British Prince and second in the Line of Succession to the British throne.
- Prince Harry — British Prince & third in the Line of Succession.
- Peter Mark Andrew Phillips — son of Princess Anne and tenth in the Line of Succession.
- Zara Phillips — daughter of Princess Anne, equestrienne and eleventh in the Line of Succession.
Future
St Mary's continues to be a centre of medical innovations as part of the UK's first Academic Health Centre, the UK's foremost medical research and innovation centre.
Fleming Museum
The laboratory where Fleming discovered penicillin has been restored to its cramped condition of 1928 and incorporated into a museum about the discovery and his life and work. It is open to the public from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 1pm and can be visited by appointment outside of these times.
See also
- John Henry, clinical toxicologist at St Mary's
External links
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
