The New QEII Hospital is located in

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and managed by

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust was created in April 2000, by merger of the former East Hertfordshire and North Hertfordshire NHS trusts. It runs Lister Hospital, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, the New QEII Hospital, Hertford County Hospital ...

History

The hospital was commissioned in 2013 by the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, at a cost of £30 million. It was designed by the architects

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. It was officially opened by

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, the Minister for Community and Social Care at the time, and

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, the Chief Executive of

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on 6 November 2015. The hospital replaced the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital. This hospital was opened by

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in July 1963, replacing the Welwyn Garden City Cottage Hospital in Church Road. All inpatient and emergency services were transferred to the Lister Hospital at

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in October 2014. The old hospital was demolished and that part of the site was subsequently developed by

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in 2017.

Services

The hospital provides GP services, outpatient clinics, diagnostic (radiology, pathology and endoscopy), a breast unit and antenatal and postnatal care, as well as an urgent care centre.

References

External links

Official site

NHS information page
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History

Services

See also

References

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