Princess Alexandra Hospital (Harlow)
Encyclopedia
Princess Alexandra Hospital is a hospital
in Harlow
, Essex
, England
. It is a 501 bedded District General Hospital providing a comprehensive range of acute and specialist services to a local population of 258,000 people. It has a hospital radio station, Harlow Hospital Radio
.
The pharmacy comprises a Dispensary, Technical Services Unit and a Medicines Information Service for staff, inpatients, outpatients and the general public.
The Dispensary houses an automated dispensing system known as 'the robot', which has assisted in the efficient running of the department which has enabled the department to offer a ward-based pharmacy service.
and the surrounding areas
In addition to Princess Alexandra Hospital, the trust provides services from St. Margaret's Hospital
, Saffron Walden Community Hospital, Herts & Essex Hospital, Bishops Stortford, Tower Centre Clinic, Hoddesdon, Ongar War Memorial Hospital, Sydenham House (Brian Roycroft Unit & Marjory Warren Unit),
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
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. It is a 501 bedded District General Hospital providing a comprehensive range of acute and specialist services to a local population of 258,000 people. It has a hospital radio station, Harlow Hospital Radio
Harlow Hospital Radio
Harlow Hospital Radio is a registered charity radio station, which broadcasts exclusively to the patients and staff of the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex...
.
Services
- Emergency Department (A&E) : 24hr Emergency Care
- Eye Casualty
- Audiology (Hearing Tests for adults,children and babies)
- Cancer Services
- Library Services
- Midwifery
- Nursing
- Specialist Services
- Pharmacy Dispensing Service for hospital outpatients
- Blood Testing
- Fracture Clinic
- Physiotherapy
- Radiology (X-Ray)
- Elective Surgery
Wards
| Name | Type |
| Alexandra Day Unit | Day Surgery & Endoscopy Procedures |
| Cardiac Angiography Suite | Diagnostic cardiac angiograms and permanent pacemaker for both inpatients and outpatients |
| Chamberlain Antenatal Ward | Antenatal Ward. Caring for women during their pregnancies. |
| Charnley Ward | Day case & Seasonal pressures |
| Chelmer Ward | Psychiatric Ward - previously located at St Margaret's Hospital in Epping |
| Coronary Care Unit/Fleming Ward | High Dependency Care for acutely ill patients with heart conditions in CCU with a ward environment for the less acutely ill cardiac patients. |
| Dolphin Ward | General Paediatric |
| Early Pregnancy Unit | Early Pregnancy |
| Eden Ward | Outpatient Psychiatric Ward |
| Emergency Assessment Unit | Mixed |
| Eye Unit | Ophthalmology and ENT Out patients |
| Harold Ward | Formerly the name of the Children's ward and now located where Hunt ward used to be. |
| Harvey Ward | Gastro-enterology ward, and medicine. |
| Henry Moore Ward | Full range of elderly care services including peri-operative, medical and some limited rehabilitation. |
| ICU/HDU | Intensive Care Unit & High Dependency Unit |
| In Patient Theatres | Operating Theatres |
| Kingsmoor Ward | Elective Surgery |
| Lister Ward | Acute Medical |
| Locke Ward | Medical specialising in Haemotology and Respiratory Care. |
| Melvin Ward | Winter Pressures & Overspill |
| Neonatal Unit | Neonatal Intensive Care |
| Netteswell Ward | Elective surgery |
| Penn Ward | Emergency Services |
| Pre Assessment Unit | Pre assessment (nurse led) |
| Ray Ward | Medical |
| Same Day Admissions | Waiting area prior to elective surgery |
| Samson/Chamberlain Ward | Postnatal Ward. |
| Shannon House | Contained Psychiatric Ward |
| Saunders Ward | Surgical Ward |
| Stort Ward | Psychiatric |
| Stroke Unit | Strokes |
| Tye Green Ward | Orthopaedic Elective |
Former Wards
| Name | Type |
| Arkwright Ward | The former name for ITU |
| Avon Ward | Psychiatric Ward now closed. Was part of the Derwent Centre. |
| Bevan Ward | Was elderly inpatient ward. Now houses oral, maxillofacial surgery & orthodontics. |
| Cam Ward | Psychiatric Ward now closed. Was part of the Derwent Centre. |
| Cavell Ward | Harold Ward moved to this ward and renamed to Dolphin Ward. |
| Fraser Ward | Former name for the High Dependancy Unit (HDU) |
| Gibberd Ward | Moved to main hospital building and became Stroke Unit |
| Hunt & Charnley Wards | Now known as Henry Moore and Harold Ward. Previously known for a short time as the Orthopeadic Unit. Charnley is now on the 4th floor |
| John Snow/ Nicholas Ward | Former Infection Control. Charnley ward now in its place. |
| Lea Ward | Psychiatric Ward now closed. Was part of the Derwent Centre. |
| Nightingale Ward | Now known as the Stroke Unit |
Pharmacy Department
The Princess Alexandra Hospital houses a pharmacy service for inpatients and oupatients of the hospital but also to external sites including, Herts & Essex Hospital in Bishops Stortford, St Margarets Hospital in Epping, Ongar War Memorial Hospital, Saffron Walden Community Hospital and Sydenham House in Harlow amongst other small clinics and surgeries.The pharmacy comprises a Dispensary, Technical Services Unit and a Medicines Information Service for staff, inpatients, outpatients and the general public.
The Dispensary houses an automated dispensing system known as 'the robot', which has assisted in the efficient running of the department which has enabled the department to offer a ward-based pharmacy service.
Princess Alexandra Hospital (NHS Trust)
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust serves a population of 258,000 & provides healthcare services to the communities of HarlowHarlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
and the surrounding areas
In addition to Princess Alexandra Hospital, the trust provides services from St. Margaret's Hospital
St. Margaret's Hospital
St Margaret's Hospital is a hospital in Epping, Essex and is managed by & provides services for The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.- External links :...
, Saffron Walden Community Hospital, Herts & Essex Hospital, Bishops Stortford, Tower Centre Clinic, Hoddesdon, Ongar War Memorial Hospital, Sydenham House (Brian Roycroft Unit & Marjory Warren Unit),
Trivia
- The hospital scene in Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange (film)A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
was filmed in the Arkwright Ward at Princess Alexandra Hospital.