Lister Hospital, Chelsea
The Lister Hospital in Chelsea is a private hospital in Chelsea Bridge Road, London. It is owned by the Hospital Corporation of America, the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world, and so is not part of the National Health Service.
History
Opened in 1985, the hospital occupies the former premises of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine; both were named in honour of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, a British surgeon considered to be the pioneer of aseptic surgery. It has 57 beds in inpatient wards on three floors and a six-bedded Critical Care Unit and specialises in orthopaedics, gynaecology, dermatology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology and plastic surgery, and also runs a fertility clinic. It generates revenue per bed of circa £1 million a year.
Services
Medical cannabis is available at the hospital in a clinic operated by Mamedica.
References
- ^ "History". The Lister Hospital. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "About us". The Lister Hospital. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Rich overseas patients help private hospitals beat recession". Financial Times. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "The London cannabis clinic where you can get legal weed for medical conditions for £250 a month". My London. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
