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Northampton General Hospital Northampton NHS Trust 
Geography Location Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom Coordinates 52°14′10″N 0°52′53″W / 52.2360°N 0.8813°WCoordinates: 52°14′10″N 0°52′53″W / 52.2360°N 0.8813°W Organisation Care system Public NHS Hospital type District General Services Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency Beds 700 [1] History Founded 1744 Links Website http://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/ Lists Hospitals in England Other links
UHL photosNorthampton General Hospital is a NHS Trust hospital in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. The hospital was founded in 1744 and moved to its present site in 1793, and has continued to provide healthcare to the local community for more than 200 years.[2] The hospital covers South Northamptonshire (Northampton, Brackley, Daventry and other towns and villages in the area) the hospital also provides specialist cancer services to people living in Northamptonshire, North Buckinghamshire and South Leicestershire.[3] The Trust has 14 operating areas, which includes six ‘main’ theatres and four trauma and orthopaedic theatres. Anaesthetic support is provided in many other areas including intensive care.[4]
Dr Gerry McSorley is the chief executive of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
John Parkes is the current Chief Executive of the NHS in Northamptonshire Updated: April 2011.[5]
The fourth series of BBC Three's Bizarre ER was filmed at the hospital and is currently being televised.
See also
- Kettering General Hospital
- National Health Service
References
Categories:- NHS hospitals
- Hospitals in Northampton
- Hospitals established in the 1740s
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