Princess Alexandra Hospital | |
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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, England |
Coordinates | 51°46′17″N 0°05′11″E / 51.7714°N 0.0864°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | National Health Service |
Type | General |
Affiliated university |
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Anglia Ruskin University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 501 |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1958 |
Links | |
Website |
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The Princess Alexandra Hospital is an acute general hospital in Harlow, Essex, England. It is managed by the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.
The hospital, which was designed by Easton & Robertson [1] and built on the site of Parndon Hall, the former home of Godfrey Arkwright, opened in phases between 1958 and 1966. [2] [3] The Kent Wing, designed by the Percy Thomas Partnership, opened in 1996 and the Jenny Ackroyd Centre, designed by Tangram Architects, opened in 2004. [1]
The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from Anglia Ruskin University and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. [4]
A scene from the film A Clockwork Orange was shot at the hospital in 1970. [5]