St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight

St Mary's Hospital
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
The hospital in 2021
St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight is located in Isle of Wight
St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight
Shown on the Isle of Wight
Geography
LocationNewport, Isle of Wight, England
Coordinates50°42′38″N 1°18′04″W / 50.7106°N 1.3012°W / 50.7106; -1.3012
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
Affiliated universityUniversity of Southampton School of Medicine[1]
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds266
HelipadYes
History
Opened1990
Links
Websitewww.iow.nhs.uk

St Mary's Hospital is a hospital located on the outskirts of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It is run by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

History

The hospital was designed by Ahrends, Burton and Koralek following a study into low-energy hospitals commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Security in 1981. It was completed in 1990 and formally opened in 1991.[2][3]

An archaeological investigation was carried out on the site in 2009 but found no features or artifacts of archaeological interest.[4]

St Mary's is also the site of a sculpture named Land Sea Light Koan, often shortened to 'the Koan'.[5] The sculpture, which was created by Liliane Lijn and commissioned by the Isle of Wight Health Authority, was installed in 1997.[6]

A new Medical Assessment Unit with 24 beds and space for 6 ambulant patients opened in August 2015.[7]

In August 2022 the hospital was selected to participate in a pilot scheme to receive chemotherapy medications via delivery drone. The medicines are flown in from the pharmacy at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth direct to St Mary's, where staff unload the drones before distributing it to medical teams and patients in the building.[8]

Facilities

An AgustaWestland AW169 of the Children's Air Ambulance on the helipad in 2021

The hospital has 18 units and wards, 266 beds and 6 operating theatres.[9][10][11]

Separate from the main hospital but located on the same site is Sevenacres, a psychiatric unit, with 3 wards and 32 beds.[12]

Other facilities include a restaurant, a small shop and a Costa Coffee outlet.[13][14]

Planning permission for a helipad was granted by the Isle of Wight Council in April 2012, with construction starting in October 2012 and the helipad becoming operational on 17 May 2013.[15] By 2022 it had been seen around 1,500 landings, an average of more than 3 per week, with most transfers going to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth or Southampton General Hospital.[16][17]

Services

Services provided at the hospital include cardiology, dermatology, ear, nose and throat (ENT), endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, stroke medicine and urology.[18]

Some services at the hospital are run by other NHS trusts, including the dialysis unit run by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and the neurology service run by visiting neurologists from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.[19][20][21]

Transport

The hospital is served by Southern Vectis route 1, which runs from Newport to Cowes.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Frequently asked questions". University of Southampton. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight". ABK Architects. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ Burton, R (22 December 1990). "St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight: a suitable background for caring". BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 301 (6766): 1423–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.301.6766.1423. PMC 1679860. PMID 2279159.
  4. ^ Guarino, P. (2009). "St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight: An Archaeological Evaluation Report". AOC Archaeology. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Isle of Wight NHS Trust - The Koan at St. Mary's Hospital". www.iow.nhs.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Land Sea Light Koan, 1997 – Liliane Lijn". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "New look ward to be unveiled at St Mary's Hospital". Isle of Wight County Press. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ^ "NHS trials using drones to deliver chemotherapy drugs". BBC News. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Welcome to St Mary's Hospital" (PDF). Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Operating Theatres in NHS Organisations in England, Quarter 3 2021-22". NHS England. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Annual Report and Accounts 2022/2023" (PDF). Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Mental Health Inpatient Services". Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Meal Times". Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Facilities & Shops". Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Helipad at St. Mary's now operational". Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ^ "St Mary's Hospital's helipad sees close to 1,500 landings". HELP Appeal. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Helipad usage at St Mary's Hospital in 2016, 2017 and 2018". WhatDoTheyKnow. 18 January 2019.
  18. ^ "St Mary's Hospital homepage". www.iow.nhs.uk.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  19. ^ "Where We Are". Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Isle of Wight Renal and Dialysis Unit "simply the best"". Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Neurology". Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Island Bus Network" (PDF). Southern Vectis. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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