Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children in London, England was formed from the 1942 merger of the Queen's Hospital for Children in Bethnal Green and the Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children, Shadwell. The Shadwell site was closed in 1963. In 1996 the hospital became part of The Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, later renamed Barts and The London NHS Trust. In 1998 the services carried out by the hospital were moved to within The Royal London Hospital, but retaining their separate identity. The Bethnal Green site is currently disused.

About the hospital
The hospital's facilities include 521 beds, 7 main theatres and 2 day surgery theatres, imaging and laboratory facilities, from which they offer a wide range of services. King's College London and the University of Greenwich in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students for skill they can use in the hospital. The hospital employs 230,000 residents of Greenwich.