Whittington Hospital

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**Whittington Hospital**
The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Location
Place	Archway, Islington, London, England, (UK)
Organisation
Care System	Public NHS
Hospital Type	District General
Affiliated Med.Sch.	Middlesex University and University College London
Services
Emergency Dept.	Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds	470
Speciality	Unknown
History
Founded	1473 activity on site 1848 current hospital
Links
Website	Homepage
See also	Hospitals in England

The Whittington Hospital is a British hospital in Archway, Islington, London. It is named after Richard Whittington, and its logo incorporates Whittington's legendary cat.

It is a district general hospital, although it has strong academic links with both Middlesex University and University College London medical school.

[edit] History

Although some medical services have been delivered on the site since 1473, the current hospital has its origins in a Small Pox and Vaccination Hospital build in 1848. Independently managed hospitals were founded on the Archway Site and the Highgate Site. In 1946 all three hospitals were brought together. The current hospital has 470 beds.

A number of other medical facilities have been incorporated into the Whittington Hospital over the years. When the City of London Maternity Hospital was founded in 1750 it was called the Hospital for Married Women in the City of London and parts adjacent and also for sick and lame outpatients. In 1751 it moved and was renamed the City of London Laying-in Hospital for Married Ladies. It moved again in 1773 to premises between St Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics and the Fox and Goose Ale House in the City Road. In 1918 it became the City of London Maternity Hospital. This was eventually incorporated into the main hospital. Some of the noted faculty include Professor Albert Singer, Dr Norman Parker, Ms Celia Ingham-Clarke, Mr Narendra Pisal, Ms Theresa Freeman-Wang and Dr Voi Shim Wong.