Oldchurch Hospital | |
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Romford, Greater London, England |
Coordinates | 51°34′17″N 0°10′41″E / 51.5713°N 0.1781°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | District General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1893 |
Closed | 2006 |
Oldchurch Hospital was a hospital in Greater London, United Kingdom, located in Romford in the London Borough of Havering and part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust.
The hospital has its origins in the infirmary built to support the Romford Union Workhouse in 1893.[1][2] It served as a military hospital during the First World War and became the Oldchurch County Hospital in 1929.[1] The name refers to Saint Andrew's Chapel, the "old church" of Romford that was replaced by the Church of St Edward the Confessor in 1410.[3]
It joined the National Health Service in 1948. It closed in December 2006 with functions moved to the new, state of the art Queen's Hospital, located nearby[4] and to King George Hospital in Chadwell Heath.[1]