Ipswich Hospital
| Ipswich Hospital | |
|---|---|
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Ipswich Hospital South Entrance | |
  Shown in Suffolk | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Coordinates | 52°03′25″N 1°11′52″E / 52.0570°N 1.1979°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | University of Cambridge University of East Anglia University of Essex University of Suffolk |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 552 (approx) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Ipswich Hospital is a large district general hospital in Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is now managed by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust which was formed on 1 July 2018 by the merging of Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust with Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust.
History
[edit]The hospital had its origins in the Ipswich Workhouse Infirmary, which was designed by Henry Percy Adams and built by George Grimwood & Son, and which opened in 1889.[1][2] It became the Ipswich Borough General Hospital in 1939 and, after it had joined the National Health Service in 1948, it became the Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road Wing in 1955.[1] After services transferred from the old Anglesea Road site in 1985, the hospital simply became known as Ipswich Hospital.[3]
The hospital started implementing the Lorenzo patient record systems in December 2013.[4] It became one of the partners in the Pathology Partnership established in March 2014 and started acting as one of two hubs for pathology in the region.[5]
The Garrett Anderson Centre, named after the UK's first female doctor, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, opened in June 2008. Located at the South-East corner of the hospital land, the building includes an Emergency Department.[6]
In 2022 the first part of its new children's department opened. The project should be completed by summer 2024.[7]
Performance
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In November 2013 it was reported that the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust had failed to meet a number of targets set by the Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group and faced financial penalties at a time when it already faced a deficit of £5.5 million.[8]
In 2014 the trust was the fifth best in England on the target of seeing 95 per cent of people who attend accident and emergency departments within four hours; it achieved 96.6 percent, despite an 11 per cent increase in non-elective admissions. The trust has developed a tool that gives three hours' warning when the target is likely to be missed, based on factors such as acuity and intensive therapy unit bed numbers.[9]
See also
[edit]- List of hospitals in England
- List of NHS trusts
- Healthcare in Suffolk
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Ipswich
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road Wing, Ipswich". National Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich". Workhouses. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich Hospital, Anglesea Road Wing, Ipswich". National Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Ipswich takes sweetened Lorenzo deal". Health Service Journal. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Major pathology reorganisation to go ahead after OFT all clear". Health Service Journal. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Ray of hope for Ipswich Hospital". Ipswich Star. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Ipswich Hospital unveils new children's department". Ipswich Star. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Ipswich: Hospital facing fines of up to £1million for missing key targets". EADT24. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Hit or miss: Lessons from the best and worst A&E performers". Health Service Journal. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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