Pilgrim Hospital
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Pilgrim Hospital is a large hospital in the east of Lincolnshire
on the A16, north of the town of Boston near the mini-roundabout with the A52
. It is situated virtually on the Greenwich Meridian
and adjacent to the (all-female) Boston High School
. The fenland area
of Lincolnshire is covered by this hospital, being the county's second largest hospital after Lincoln County Hospital
.
.
It is named (like many other organisations in Boston) after the town's Pilgrim Fathers. The new building was designed by the Building Design Partnership
, one of its earliest public buildings, under Sir George Grenfell Baines
, after a design competition in 1961. It was initially run by the South Lincolnshire Health Authority, based in Sleaford
.
The hospital has a good reputation for cleanliness
.
, is a hundred metres north of the main building.
The University of Nottingham Medical School
has a site for nurses at the hospital. It has no contact with the University of Lincoln
.
The £2.1 million medical education centre was built in late 1992 by Lindum Construction (for the Trent Regional Health Authority). It was later renovated in April 2008 by Taylor Pearson of Woodhall Spa
. In 2009, 303 flats for hospital staff were built by Faithful+Gould
. In June 2011 a £2.5 million renovation began on the Endoscopy unit
.
In 2010, the Energy Centre was overhauled. Cofely (part of GDF Suez
) installed the first woodchip
-fuelled (biomass) boiler
(Binder of Austria 2.9MW) in an NHS hospital. The wood chips come from Thetford Forest
, around 25 tonnes per day. There is also an oil-fired boiler. The hospital has a need of around 1MW of electricity and 1MW of heat. The boiler chimney is 50 metres high. There is a new GE Jenbacher (also Austrian) CHP
unit that provides 526 kW of electricity and 636kW of heat. The new boiler scheme won the Sustainable Hospital Award at the Health Business Awards in December 2009.
The Pilgrim School is on site for children with chronic conditions, and for pregnant teenage girls (the last eighteen weeks). It is also a special needs school, and works in conjunction with Lincoln County Hospital
.
There are 418 car parking places, with costs of £1.20 up to an hour, and £3 up to four hours.
has the highest Total Fertility Rate
(TFR) for district councils in England. In the 1970s the borough had a high infant mortality
rate.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
on the A16, north of the town of Boston near the mini-roundabout with the A52
A52 road
The A52 is a major road in the East Midlands, England. It runs east from the junction with the A53 at Newcastle-under-Lyme near Stoke-on-Trent via Ashbourne, Derby, Stapleford, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Bingham, Grantham, Boston and Skegness before terminating on the east Lincolnshire coast at...
. It is situated virtually on the Greenwich Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
and adjacent to the (all-female) Boston High School
Boston High School
Boston High School, also known as Boston High School for Girls, is a selective grammar school and sixth form college for girls aged between 11-18 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England...
. The fenland area
The Fens
The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
of Lincolnshire is covered by this hospital, being the county's second largest hospital after Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln County Hospital is a large district general hospital on the eastern edge of north-east Lincoln. It is not in the most accessible part of the city, via road. It is the largest hospital, and offers the most comprehensive services, in Lincolnshire....
.
History
The former Boston General Hospital was situated on South End. The hospital fully opened in 1976, although parts had been open a few years before, since around 1970. The hospital was officially opened on 23 June 1977, by Princess Anne, when she also visited RAF WaddingtonRAF Waddington
RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.-Formation:Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into care and maintenance....
.
It is named (like many other organisations in Boston) after the town's Pilgrim Fathers. The new building was designed by the Building Design Partnership
Building Design Partnership
Building Design Partnership is a firm of architects and engineers employing over 1200 staff in the UK and internationally.-Foundation:The firm was founded in 1961 by George Grenfell Baines with architects Bill White and John Wilkinson, quantity surveyor Arnold Towler and eight associate partners:...
, one of its earliest public buildings, under Sir George Grenfell Baines
George Grenfell Baines
Professor Sir George Grenfell-Baines OBE DL was an English architect and town planner. Born in Preston, as George Baines, his family’s humble circumstances forced him to start work at the age of fourteen. Both George and his younger brother, Richard , were prodigiously gifted mathematicians and...
, after a design competition in 1961. It was initially run by the South Lincolnshire Health Authority, based in Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
.
The hospital has a good reputation for cleanliness
National Patient Safety Agency
The National Patient Safety Agency is a special health authority of the National Health Service in England. It was created to monitor patient safety incidents, including medication and prescribing error reporting, in the NHS....
.
Facilities
The main part of the hospital consists of a ten-storey building. This is one of the tallest residential buildings in Lincolnshire. It has twenty wards. It has a busy maternity unit. The helicopter landing pad, used by the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air AmbulanceLincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
The Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance is an air ambulance based at RAF Waddington that covers the administrative counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire and the unitary authorities of Nottingham, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire...
, is a hundred metres north of the main building.
The University of Nottingham Medical School
University of Nottingham Medical School
The University of Nottingham Medical School is a medical school in the city of Nottingham, UK. It was the first new medical school to be set up in the 20th century in the country, with the first intake of 48 students graduating in 1975...
has a site for nurses at the hospital. It has no contact with the University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
.
The £2.1 million medical education centre was built in late 1992 by Lindum Construction (for the Trent Regional Health Authority). It was later renovated in April 2008 by Taylor Pearson of Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa is a civil parish and village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England within a wooded area on the Southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, about south-west of Horncastle and about east-south-east of Lincoln...
. In 2009, 303 flats for hospital staff were built by Faithful+Gould
Faithful+Gould
Faithful+Gould is an international consultancy providing project management, building surveying and cost management services for construction and engineering projects in property, regeneration, transport and industry...
. In June 2011 a £2.5 million renovation began on the Endoscopy unit
Endoscopy unit
An endoscopy unit refers to a dedicated area where medical procedures are performed with endoscopes, which are cameras used to visualize structures within the body, such as the digestive tract and genitourinary system...
.
In 2010, the Energy Centre was overhauled. Cofely (part of GDF Suez
GDF Suez
GDF Suez S.A. is a French multinational energy company which operates in the fields of electricity generation and distribution, natural gas and renewable energy. The world's largest utility after taking control of Britain's International Power, the company was initially formed by the merger of Gaz...
) installed the first woodchip
Woodchips
Woodchips are a medium-sized solid material made by cutting, or chipping, larger pieces of wood. Woodchips may be used as a biomass solid fuel. They may also be used as an organic mulch in gardening, landscaping, restoration ecology and mushroom cultivation...
-fuelled (biomass) boiler
Heat-only boiler station
A heat-only boiler station generates thermal energy in the form of hot water for use in district heating applications. Unlike combined heat and power installations which produce thermal energy as a by-product of electricity generation, heat-only boiler stations are dedicated to generating heat.The...
(Binder of Austria 2.9MW) in an NHS hospital. The wood chips come from Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Britain, Thetford Forest Park is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England...
, around 25 tonnes per day. There is also an oil-fired boiler. The hospital has a need of around 1MW of electricity and 1MW of heat. The boiler chimney is 50 metres high. There is a new GE Jenbacher (also Austrian) CHP
Cogeneration
Cogeneration is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat....
unit that provides 526 kW of electricity and 636kW of heat. The new boiler scheme won the Sustainable Hospital Award at the Health Business Awards in December 2009.
The Pilgrim School is on site for children with chronic conditions, and for pregnant teenage girls (the last eighteen weeks). It is also a special needs school, and works in conjunction with Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln County Hospital is a large district general hospital on the eastern edge of north-east Lincoln. It is not in the most accessible part of the city, via road. It is the largest hospital, and offers the most comprehensive services, in Lincolnshire....
.
There are 418 car parking places, with costs of £1.20 up to an hour, and £3 up to four hours.
Health statistics
Boston boroughBoston (borough)
Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Boston. It lies around N53°0'0" W0°0'0"....
has the highest Total Fertility Rate
Total fertility rate in England by county / unitary authority
The table below gives the total fertility rate of various British counties/UAs in 2006. Source: The below table gives the TFR of various British local authorities in 2006....
(TFR) for district councils in England. In the 1970s the borough had a high infant mortality
Infant mortality
Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...
rate.
External links
- NHS Choices
- A & E webcam
- Pilgrim Heart & Lung Fund
- University of Nottingham
- Pilgrim Hospital Radio
- Hospital at night
- The Pilgrim School
- EduBase