The Lister Hospital is an NHS hospital based on the outskirts of Stevenage in Hertfordshire. It is operated by the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust along with the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City.
| Lister Hospital | |
|---|---|
| East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | |
 Lister Hospital in 2011 | |
  Shown in Hertfordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°55′27″N 0°12′46″W / 51.92417°N 0.21278°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | University of Hertfordshire |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 720 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editPrior to 1972 there was a Lister Hospital in Hitchin.[1] Like the present hospital, it was named in honour of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, a British surgeon known as the pioneer of aseptic surgery,[2] The new hospital was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1972.[3] With an investment of around £150 million, the Lister hospital was transformed in October 2014.[4]
Operations
editThe Lister Hospital currently has 730 beds and is a general hospital, which includes accident and emergency, urology and renal dialysis units.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Records relating to Hertfordshire Workhouse Hospitals". National Archives. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Pitt, Dennis; Aubin, Jean-Michel (1 October 2012). "Joseph Lister: father of modern surgery". Canadian Journal of Surgery. 55 (5): E8–E9. doi:10.1503/cjs.007112. ISSN 0008-428X. PMC 3468637. PMID 22992425.
- ^ "Lister's 40th anniversary – call for memorabilia" (PDF). East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Lister Hospital". East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Retrieved 21 January 2018.