St. Peter's Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in Chertsey,

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. It has 400 beds and a wide range of acute care services, including an Accident & Emergency department. It is located between

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and Chertsey near junction 11 of the

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and is managed by

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a medium sized district general hospital working across two sites in Surrey: St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey and Ashford Hospital in Ashford. History Ashford Hospital was developed from ...

History

The hospital has its origins in an Emergency Medical Service hospital established in the grounds of

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in September 1939. After the war the hospital was managed by Surrey County Council as an acute general hospital until it joined the

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in 1948. The hospital was redeveloped in the late 1960s with the first phase, which included five new operating theatres, being opened by the

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in September 1967 and the second phase, which included a maternity block, being opened in 1970. A new out-patients department was opened by Geoffrey Pattie MP in 1981 and the Abraham Cowley Unit for mental health opened in 1988. The Duchess of Kent Wing, which included a

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Centre and modern well-equipped wards, was opened by the Duchess of Kent in 1992. The Prince Edward Wing, which included the accident & emergency department, the

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and the orthopaedic unit was opened by Prince Edward in the summer of 1998. The Duchess of Kent Wing was extended to include two further wards in 2006. In March 2022 it was announced that the 53 bed Abraham Cowley Unit, which had dormitory bedrooms and communal bathrooms, was to be demolished and replaced.

Services

The hospital radio station,

Radio Wey Radio Wey is a hospital radio station based at St Peters Hospital in Chertsey, England. It provides entertainment to the patients and staff of Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The station broadcasts using WiFi speakers at ...

started broadcasting to patients and staff from St. Peters in 1965 and today also serves an area beyond the hospital's main catchment area.

Transport

St Peter's Hospital is SSW of

Chertsey railway station Chertsey railway station serves the town of Chertsey in the Runnymede District of Surrey, England. It is on the Chertsey Loop Line and is operated by South Western Railway. The first station was opened by the London and South Western Railway ...

and has regular bus services to a wide range of towns. A free shuttle service is also available for patients, staff and visitors between Ashford Hospital and St Peter's Hospital.

References

External links

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHospital radio station - Radio Wey
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Peters Hospital, Chertsey Hospital buildings completed in 1939 Hospitals in Surrey NHS hospitals in England Hospitals established in 1939

History

Services

Transport

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