St James's University Hospital, Leeds

Infobox Hospital
Name = St James's University Hospital
Org/Group = The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Caption = Main Entrance, St James's University Hospital, Leeds (Gledhow Wing ahead)

Location = Leeds
Region = West Yorkshire
State = England
Country = UK
HealthCare = NHS
Type = Teaching
Speciality =
Emergency = Yes
Affiliation= Leeds University School of Medicine
Beds = 997
Founded = 1925 replacing the Poor Law Infirmary which had its origin in 1848
Closed =
Website = http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/patients/aboutus/hospitals/st_james.php
Wiki-Links = |

St. James's University Hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, popularly known as Jimmy's, is one of the United Kingdom's most famous hospitals. Its fame derives in part from its extensive television coverage in the documentary series also titled "Jimmy's", screened by Yorkshire Television (YTV) between 1987 and 1994 with a theme tune performed by Snake Davis.

General

The University of Leeds has a large presence at the St James's site with a new molecular medicine centre, the LIMM building. Also the William Tweedle clinical science building which houses several of the academic research departments as well as a university library. A large amount of medical and nursing teaching takes part within the hospital

All of the Hospital buildings except Chancellor's Wing are named after surrounding streets in the Leeds suburb of Harehills (Chancellor's Wing is named after the then Chancellor of the University of Leeds, HRH The Duchess of Kent, who opened the building in 1972). The current Hospital wings are:
*Beckett Wing - Care of the Elderly
*Bexley Wing - Oncology
*Gledhow Wing
*Lincoln Wing
*Chancellor's Wing

It is one of Europe's largest teaching hospitals and is one of six centres which conduct liver transplants. St James's was the location of the first live liver transplant on the NHS [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/6262328.stm BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | First NHS live liver transplant ] ] . It is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, along with the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), Seacroft Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital, Chapel Allerton Hospital and until April 2008 (when it closed), Cookridge Hospital. Both St James's and the LGI are extensively involved in the teaching of medical students and junior doctors.

A New Oncology building, the Bexley Wing, containing the St James's Institute of Oncology, accepted its first patients in December 2007. It was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal on 17 July 2008 [http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Royal-opening-for-cancer-centre.4303690.jp "Yorkshire Post" 18 July 2008] Royal Opening for Cancer Centre] . The building is one of Europe's largest cancer centres, with 1600 staff and 350 beds.

The Thackray Medical Museum adjoins the hospital site and is located in the Grade II listed former main building of the Leeds Union Workhouse (later known as Ashley Wing, which was part of St James's up until the 1990s). Several of the other buildings of the hospital are listed buildings, reflecting its long occupation of this site.

History

The hospital originates in the provision of workhouses under the Poor Law. The first part of the current site was a field purchased in 1845, on which was built the Leeds Moral and Industrial Training School. This building forms part of the current Lincoln Wing. There then followed the Leeds Union Workhouse (which now houses the Thackray Museum), and the Leeds Union Infirmary (the site of the present Gledhow Wing)P. M Pennock "Publications of the Thoresby Society", Vol LIX part 2, no 130, pp 124-76 "The Evolution of St James's 1848-97"] .

By the end of the 19th century, the buildings had become largely used for medical care of the poor, rather than workhouse and training. During the First World War it was called the East Leeds War Hospital, caring for armed services personnelcite web| url=http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com/patients/aboutus/hospitals/st_james.php |work=Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |accessdate=2008-06-21|title=St James's University Hospital] .

From 1881 the Medical Superintendent of the Leeds Union Infirmary was Dr James Allen. Upon his retirement in 1925, it was renamed St James's Hospital, to honour him, and also Sir James Ford, of the Leeds Board of Guardians, who had overseen the conversion from workhouse to hospital. It expanded following the creation of the National Health Service in 1948, and further starting in 1963 when the whole site was redeveloped. In 1970, following expansion of Leeds Medical School, it was renamed St James's University Hospital.

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References

External links

* [http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com/patients/aboutus/hospitals/st_james.php Hospital website]
* [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/worldwidepanorama/wwp608/fullscreen_audio/EvaPitt.html St James's University Hospital] Panoramic view, 20 June 2008
*IoE|465070|- the chapel (1858-61), Grade II listed
*IoE|465074|- former Poor Law Infirmary (1872-74), Grade II listed
*IoE|465078|- former Moral and Industrial Training School (1848), Grade II listed