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The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and its predecessor organisations provided health care to women in central London from the mid-Victorian era. It was named after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, one of Britain's first female physicians, and its work continues in the modern Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing of University College Hospital, part of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.
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The hospital was established in the early 20th century as a maternity hospital. [1] Famous people born in the hospital included Sarah, Duchess of York in October 1959. [2] It was relaunched by Dr Reza Ghanadian as a facility specialising in cosmetic surgery in the early 1990s. [3]
The hospital had its origins in the Gynaepathic Institute which was founded by Dr William Jones in Manchester Square in January 1847. [2] The institute moved to North Audley Street in March 1847 and became the Free Hospital for Women and Children and Samaritan Institution in February 1848. [ 2 ]
A statue by David Norris outside the Portland Hospital. The Portland was conceived by Barry Lewis, a paediatrician, who perceived a need for London to have a private hospital for women and children: it opened in 1983. [1] It markets its services on an international basis and in 2015 about 25% of its earnings came from overseas patients. [2]
Kashmiri separatist militants Srinagar, India 23 Released Rubaiya Sayeed, the third daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was abducted by Kashmiri separatist militants at 3:45 p.m. on 8 December 1989. Sayeed, a 23-year-old medical intern, was on her way home from Lal Ded Memorial Women's Hospital via a local mini bus when she ...
The South London Hospital for Women and Children was a general hospital treating women and children on Clapham Common in London, UK. It was also known as the South London Hospital for Women and the South London Women's Hospital. Founded by Eleanor Davies-Colley and Maud Chadburn in 1912, it always employed an all-woman staff. It closed in 1984.
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital is one of the oldest maternity hospitals in Europe, founded in 1739 in London. Until October 2000, [ 2 ] it occupied sites in Marylebone Road and at 339–351 Goldhawk Road , Hammersmith , but is now located between East Acton and White City , adjacent to the Hammersmith Hospital .