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Wellington Hospital, London

Field	Value
name	Wellington Hospital
org_group	Hospital Corporation of America
image	The Wellington Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 3011047.jpg
caption	Wellington Hospital South Building
pushpin_map	United Kingdom London Westminster
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Westminster
pushpin_map_alt	A street map of Westminster with the hospital marked near centre as north of river Thames
coordinates
location	London,
United Kingdom
healthcare	Private
type	Specialist
emergency	No
helipad	No
founded	April 1974
website

United Kingdom The Wellington Hospital in St John's Wood, London is the largest private hospital in the United Kingdom, and owned by the American company, HCA Healthcare. It offers cardiac services, neurosurgery, liver and HPB medicine, rehabilitation, gynaecology, orthopaedics, and other services. It comprises a South Building, a North Building and a Diagnostics and Outpatients Centre as well as the Platinum Medical Centre, which specialises in oncology.

History

Originally commissioned by British and Commonwealth Holdings, the Wellington Hospital was founded by Dr Arthur Levin who wanted to create a modern flagship private hospital. The South Building, which was designed by Fred Woodhead, opened in April 1974. The North Building, also designed by Fred Woodhead, opened in 1978. The Wellington Diagnostics and Outpatients Centre at Golders Green opened in 2007 and the Platinum Medical Centre, which includes an oncology centre with MRI and PET CT scanners, opened in May 2011.

Notable patients

John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, British peer and the father of Diana, Princess of Wales died at the hospital in March 1992.
Sir Robin Day, the broadcaster, died at the hospital in August 2000.
Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer, was admitted to the hospital when he overdosed on heroin during their London tour in July 2001.
Richard Burns, rally driver and winner of the 2001 World Rally Championship, died at the hospital aged 34 from complications of an astrocytoma brain tumour on 25 November 2005, exactly 4 years after winning the title.
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, a member of the Dutch Royal Family, who, after being buried under an avalanche in Lech while skiing in Austria, was admitted to the hospital on 1 March 2012. He died on 12 August 2013 in the Netherlands.
Peter O'Toole died at the hospital on 14 December 2013.

References

(1999). "Arthur Levin". BMJ.
(2 December 2008). "Fred Woodhead". The Guardian.
Higgins, Joan. (1988). "The Business of Medicine: Private Health Care in Britain". Palgrave Macmillan.
"Wellington Hospital, St. John's Wood, London". Manchester History.
"Wellington Diagnostics and Outpatients Centre". Wellington Hospital.
"New Cancer Centre opens". Kilburn Times.
(29 March 1992). "The 8th Earl Spencer, 68, Dies; Father of the Princess of Wales". New York Times.
(7 August 2000). "Sir Robin Day dies". BBC News.
(18 April 2011). "Dave Grohl interview". [[The Daily Telegraph.
"Former world champion Burns dies at 34".
(1 March 2012). "Prins Friso naar kliniek Londen". [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting.
(25 February 2012). "Dutch prince suffers brain damage after avalanche". [[CNN]].
Booth, Robert. (15 December 2013). "Peter O'Toole, star of Lawrence of Arabia, dies aged 81". The Guardian.

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