The Hospital (club)
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The Hospital Club is a private members' club and creative arts venue, which houses a television studio, music studio, screening room, restaurant and art gallery. It is in Endell Street, Covent Garden
, London
on the site of an 18th century hospital.
co-founder Paul Allen
through his investment company Vulcan Inc.
and David A. Stewart
of the band Eurythmics
.
The Hospital Club's main ethos is to encompass creativity through an environment that actively encourages its members to network and collaborate. Members include novelists, journalists, artists, producers, musicians and film makers.
Celebrity members include Jude Law
, who used it as an escape route when his ex-wife Sadie Frost
turned up at a party hosted by Dave Stewart.
The Hospital Club hosts events, recently initiating "The Hospital Awards". Previous winners include Katie Grand who won a publishing & journalism award for launching the first Super Glossy — Pop. The British comedian Catherine Tate
also received a Hospital Award. In 2006 The Hospital Club hosted an exclusive VIP area at the Frieze Art Fair
offering a private lounge in the centre of the fair. ES magazine cited the lounge as "the place where the beautiful people hang out". Guests in the VIP lounge included Tracey Emin
and Kate Moss
.
The Hospital Club also hosted an event at the Edinburgh
Television Festival, plus events at the Cannes Film Festival
— Paul Allen was even reported to invite members to party on his yacht Octopus
. Members did indeed attend his party on board The Octopus Cannes 2005, along with major film-makers, actors, designers.
A programme of members events included film premieres (screened in the private cinema), wine tasting, a book and music club as well as a writers' salon. The Hospital Club quarterly magazine features articles contributed by members and lists future events.
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on the site of an 18th century hospital.
Description
The club was founded by MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
co-founder Paul Allen
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates...
through his investment company Vulcan Inc.
Vulcan Inc.
Vulcan Inc. is an investment and project management company founded in 1986 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, to manage his investments...
and David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
of the band Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
.
The Hospital Club's main ethos is to encompass creativity through an environment that actively encourages its members to network and collaborate. Members include novelists, journalists, artists, producers, musicians and film makers.
Celebrity members include Jude Law
Jude Law
David Jude Heyworth Law , known professionally as Jude Law, is an English actor, film producer and director.He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first television role in 1989...
, who used it as an escape route when his ex-wife Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost is an English actress, who currently runs fashion label Frost French and has designed the kitchens for a new development in the East End of London.-Biography:Frost was born Sadie Liza Vaughan in London...
turned up at a party hosted by Dave Stewart.
The Hospital Club hosts events, recently initiating "The Hospital Awards". Previous winners include Katie Grand who won a publishing & journalism award for launching the first Super Glossy — Pop. The British comedian Catherine Tate
Catherine Tate
Catherine Tate is an English actress, writer, and comedian. She has won numerous awards for her work on the sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and four BAFTA Awards...
also received a Hospital Award. In 2006 The Hospital Club hosted an exclusive VIP area at the Frieze Art Fair
Frieze Art Fair
Frieze Art Fair is an international contemporary art fair that takes place every October in London's Regent's Park. The fair is staged by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, the publishers of frieze magazine...
offering a private lounge in the centre of the fair. ES magazine cited the lounge as "the place where the beautiful people hang out". Guests in the VIP lounge included Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin
Tracey Karima Emin RA is a British artist of English and Turkish Cypriot origin. She is part of the group known as Britartists or YBAs ....
and Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
.
The Hospital Club also hosted an event at the Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
Television Festival, plus events at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
— Paul Allen was even reported to invite members to party on his yacht Octopus
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a megayacht owned by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. Delivered in 2003, it was believed to be the biggest such yacht at the time of its construction...
. Members did indeed attend his party on board The Octopus Cannes 2005, along with major film-makers, actors, designers.
A programme of members events included film premieres (screened in the private cinema), wine tasting, a book and music club as well as a writers' salon. The Hospital Club quarterly magazine features articles contributed by members and lists future events.
Facilities
- HD Television studio
- Music recording studio
- Cinema
- Art gallery
- Bar lounge
- Bellini bar and lounge
- Martini lounge
- Club restaurant
- Forest private dining room
- Library
- Games room
- Loft lounge
- Meeting room
History
As its name suggests, the building was for many years was home to St Pauls Hospital, first established in 1749.- 1749 — Maternity hospital for ‘the distressed poor – married women only’ opened
- 1915 — War Office give premises to women medics – The Endell Street Hospital
- 1923 — St Paul’s Hospital moves from Red Lion Square to Endell Street
- 1948 — Amalgamated with St Peter’s to become a teaching hospital in the newly established NHS
- 1959 — Became the first artificial kidneyArtificial kidneyArtificial kidney is often a synonym for hemodialysis, but may also, more generally, refer to renal replacement therapies that are in use and/or in development...
unit in the UK - 1961 — First dialysisDialysisIn medicine, dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is primarily used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure...
in the UK performed at St Paul’s - 1992 — St Paul’s Hospital closed
- 1996 — Building purchased by Paul AllenPaul AllenPaul Gardner Allen is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates...
, planning submitted. Local objections to development mean the project stalls for a number of years while a compromise with residents is worked out - 1999–2003 — Renovation begins
- 2003 — TV studio and gallery open
- 2004 — Private members' club, public restaurant and recording studio open
- 2010 - Broadcast of the LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
segments of the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake ReliefHope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake ReliefHope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief was a charity telethon held on January 22, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time . The telethon was the most widely distributed telethon in history...
international telethon in aid of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake2010 Haiti earthquakeThe 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
take place at The Hospital Club.