William Harvey Hospital
Encyclopedia
The William Harvey Hospital, located in Willesborough
, Ashford, Kent
, England
, is one of the three main hospital
s in the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust
area. The hospital was commissioned in 1977, employs about 2,500 people and is named after William Harvey
(1578-1657), the famous Folkestone
born doctor
who discovered the blood
circulatory system
.
Willesborough
Ashford Kent TN24 0LZ
UK
Willesborough
Willesborough is a residential suburb on the eastern side of Ashford, Kent, England.-The area:The South Willesborough Dykes area, on the west bank of the East Stour river, is an area of sheep fields drained by dykes. The area is designated as the South Willesborough Dykes Site of Nature...
, Ashford, Kent
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is one of the three main hospital
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....
s in the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is a hospital trust with five hospitals and some outpatient facilities in the East Kent and Medway areas in England.- External links :*...
area. The hospital was commissioned in 1977, employs about 2,500 people and is named after William Harvey
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
(1578-1657), the famous Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
born doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who discovered the blood
Blood
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....
circulatory system
Circulatory system
The circulatory system is an organ system that passes nutrients , gases, hormones, blood cells, etc...
.
External links
AddressWillesborough
Ashford Kent TN24 0LZ
UK