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East Surrey Hospital
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Entrance to East Surrey Hospital
Shown in Surrey
Geography
Location	Redhill, Surrey, England
Coordinates	51°13′08″N 0°09′51″W / 51.2188°N 0.1643°W / 51.2188; -0.1643
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	General
Affiliated university	Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Patron	None
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	697
History
Opened	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Links
Website	www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/our-sites/east-surrey-hospital

East Surrey Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in the Whitebushes area to the south of Redhill, in Surrey, England. It is managed by the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Reigate Cottage Hospital which was founded by Dr John Walters and opened in Albert Road North, Reigate, in 1866. It moved to Whitepost Hill on the northern edge of Redhill Common as the Reigate and Redhill Hospital in 1871, and became the East Surrey Hospital in 1923. It joined the National Health Service in 1948.

The current facility, which allowed the closure of the previous facility and of the Smallfield Cottage Hospital, opened at Three Arch Road in 1981. The new building was formally opened by the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, on 3 August 1984. The second phase of building, which allowed the closure of Redhill General Hospital at Earlswood Common, opened in 1991 with a formal opening by Virginia Bottomley MP in 1992.

Services

The hospital, a designated trauma unit, offers a wide range of medical services including 24-hour Accident and Emergency, Intensive Care and High Dependency units, gynaecology, obstetrics, midwifery and maternity services, paediatrics and diagnostic imaging, as well as the usual general surgery services. As the nearest accident and emergency facility to London's Gatwick Airport, it is placed on standby when a serious aircraft incident is expected.

Radio Redhill

Radio Redhill is a hospital radio station broadcasting to the patients and staff of the hospital. It is available on 100.4FM, online and on the hospital's internal radio system. The station won the gold Station of the Year award at the Hospital Broadcasting Awards in 2005.

See also

• Healthcare in Surrey
• List of hospitals in England

References

1. "East Surrey Hospital". Dr Foster. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
2. "About us". Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust website. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
3. ^ "East Surrey Hospital formerly Reigate and Redhill Hospital, Annual Reports etc". National Archives. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
4. "East Surrey Hospital, Redhill". National Archives. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
5. ^ "East Surrey Hospital". Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
6. ^ "East Surrey Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
7. "SASH A to Z of services". SASH. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
8. "East Surrey Hospital simulates response to Gatwick Airport plane crash to show 'reality' to employees". Surrey Live. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
9. "Long Term RSLs". Ofcom. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
10. "Online Service". Radio Redhill. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
11. "National Hospital Award Winners 2005". Hospital Broadcasting Awards. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

External links

• Official website

v t e Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Towns, villages, neighbourhoods and hamlets	Banstead Banstead Nork Woodmansterne Coulsdon Chipstead Hooley Netherne-on-the-Hill Epsom Tattenham Corner Horley Horley Redhill Earlswood Meadvale Merstham New Merstham St John's Salfords Redhill Whitebushes Reigate Flanchford Reigate Skimmington Sidlow South Park Woodhatch Tadworth Burgh Heath Kingswood Margery Mogador Mugswell Tadworth Walton-on-the-Hill
Most notable parks	Chipstead Downs Colley Hill Priory or Reigate Park
Places of worship	Church of Jesus Christ and the Wisdom of God, Kingswood St John the Evangelist's Church, Earlswood
Education	Aberdour School The Beacon School Carrington School Chinthurst School Dunottar School East Surrey College Oakwood School Priory Preparatory School Reigate College Reigate Grammar School Reigate St Mary's School Reigate School Royal Alexandra and Albert School St Bede's School
Transport	Railway stations Banstead Chipstead Earlswood Horley Kingswood Merstham Redhill Reigate Salfords Tattenham Corner Woodmansterne Roads M25 M23 A23 A25 A217 A240
Buildings and structures	Archway Theatre East Surrey Hospital Netherne Hospital Redhill Aerodrome Reigate Heath Windmill Reigate Priory Royal Earlswood Hospital The Children's Trust, Tadworth
Sport	Banstead Athletic F.C. Chipstead F.C. Horley Town F.C. Merstham F.C. Redhill F.C. Reigate Priory F.C. South Park F.C.
Politics and Administration	Crispin Blunt Reigate Constituency Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town The two principal towns are emboldened The M23 motorway follows approximately a boundary and is chiefly included for its regional importance.

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