The are few hospitals in Grimsby, but they are very effective in their treatment services. They have been in the forefront of disease control in Grimsby over the last five decades.
Hospitals in Grimsby, England
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Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Diana, Princess of Wales hospital is under the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
The hospital has its origins in a workhouse infirmary that opened in Scartho Road in October 1894. This facility joined the National Health Service as Grimsby District General Hospital in 1948.
In the 1970s it was decided to build a modern facility on a site to the immediate south of the infirmary.
The hospital was officially opened by Princess of Wales as the Scartho Road Hospital on 26th July 1983 and was renamed in her honour following her death in 1997.
At the forefront of infection control, the Trust was a pioneer of the “clean your hands” campaign in 2003.
Subsequent developments included a new Family Services Unit opened in 2004, a new cardiology unit opened in 2005, a new breast care unit opened in 2007 and the first phase of a new Accident and Emergency unit opened in August 2008.
Based in Grimsby, the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital serves the people of North East Lincolnshire and has a 24 hour emergency department, state-of-the art diagnostic facilities and a dedicated children and family services building with en-suite maternity rooms.
It is a district general hospital with all the major specialities. It has one of the most advanced emergency care centers in the region, modern en-suite maternity facilities and a £4.4 million oncology, haematology and rheumatology unit.
Tel: 01472 874111
Address: Scartho Road Grimsby North East Lincolnshire DN33 2BA
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St Hugh’s Hospital
St Hugh’s hospital was founded by a religious order, The Sisters of the Order of St Joseph of Peace, in Nottingham in 1888
The original site opened in Cleethorpes in 1938. The sisters provided an early healthcare provision to the people of Grimsby and Cleethorpes and opened St Hugh’s Hospital on Princes Road, Cleethorpes.
In 1961, 17 beds were added to the 30 existing beds within St Hugh’s as it expanded to cater for growing demand.
The Healthcare Management Trust was registered with The Charity Commission and transferred ownership of St Hugh’s to ensure it progressed with modern medicine and a changing healthcare environment in 1985
St Hugh’s opened its current site on Peaks Lane, Grimsby, a modern 32 bed hospital with easy access and luxurious facilities in 1994.
In 2020, St Hugh’s responds rapidly to the global pandemic by creating a ‘Covid Secure’ facility and providing additional elective and cancer services to the NHS.
This ensures the safe treatment of non-Covid patients and provides staff and equipment to the wider healthcare system in its battle against the infection.
As part of the healthcare charity, The Healthcare Management Trust, St Hugh’s Hospital is a not-for-profit organization.
As such, they have no shareholders and their surpluses are used to support dementia charities, educational grants, and medical research around ageing.
Together with their sister hospital, HMT Sancta Maria in Swansea, their mission is to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of people in their care and quality and safety lie at the heart of everything they do.
It is very important to them to be a part of the health community and work in conjunction with our NHS colleagues to provide the communities they serve with a high quality, modern healthcare services.
At HMT St Hugh’s Hospital they are with you every step of the way, from initial consultation and diagnostic tests or investigation right through to treatment, post-operative care and rehabilitation.
They offer the following treatments;
- Cosmetics
- Ear, Nose & Throat
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Physiotherapy
- Pain Management
- Urology
- Diagnostics
Address: Peaks Lane Grimsby North East Lincolnshire DN32 9RP
Tel: 01472 251 100
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Newmedica Eye Health Clinic & Surgical Centre
Newmedica is one of the leading providers of NHS-funded ophthalmology services in England.
Founded more than 10 years ago by an ophthalmology patient and a leading surgeon, their vision is a society where everyone can access free or affordable world class treatment for advanced eye conditions without unnecessary delay or worry.
This means that, not only do they carry out safe and effective treatments, they also make sure that our appointments are as quick, easy and fuss-free as possible.
By creating a national network of specialist eye clinics and working closely with all optometrists and GPs, they aim to revolutionize the care and treatment of patients facing the prospect of sight loss.
They provide services for NHS CCGs, NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts, and other providers of NHS-funded services, caring for more than 120,000 patients a year in more than 23 services across England.
To support their work to improve eye health services for patients in the community, Specsavers, the largest optical provider to the NHS, made a major investment in a partnership with Newmedica in 2016.
They also offer a comprehensive list of private procedures for self-pay patients and those patients who have private medical insurance.
Newmedica only work with the UK’s leading consultant ophthalmologists, surgeons and doctors specializing in the treatment of advanced eye conditions.
Their consultants work closely with your optometrist to ensure continuity of care after your treatment. Between them, their consultants have conducted over 10,000 cataract procedures with an outstanding level of patient care.
Newmedica provide a range of services that focus around the management
and treatment of a range of advanced eye conditions.
These include:
- General ophthalmology for conditions that
may require more than one of our specialist services - Cataract surgery — including pre- and post-
operative assessment - Ocular hypertension and glaucoma management
- Eyelid and tear duct surgery
- YAG laser treatment
- Medical retina services – for conditions that
affect the back of the eye
Address: 7th Floor, Evergreen House North Grafton Place, London, NW1 2DX
Phone: 0800 4096 792