Basildon University Hospital is an acute general hospital in

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, Essex. It is managed by the

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in Essex, England. It runs three major hospitals across Essex, and a number of smaller community hospitals. One of the biggest NHS trusts in the country, it serves a popul ...

History

The hospital was built by

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, and opened in 1973. Facilities which it replaced included St. Andrew's Hospital in

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which subsequently became a regional plastic surgery and rehabilitation unit. The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, which was built at a cost of £60 million, was opened by

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at Basildon University Hospital in July 2007.

Performance

The

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rated Basildon University Hospital overall as good.

Basildon Hospital Radio

Basildon Hospital Radio provides radio services in the hospital. The first broadcast was April 1974 from a van outside the maternity unit, they now broadcast from the main building and present a variety of shows covering many genres.

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Inspection reports
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