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Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
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- Anaesthesiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Daibetes, Endocrinology
- Dermatology
- ENT
- Gynaecology
- Maxillofacial Surgery
- Neurologist
- Obestetrician/Gynecologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Paediatrics
- Pathology Lab
- Urology
- Vascular Surgeon
History
History
The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children affectionately known as The Alex was officially opened in 1881 by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales but its history goes back further than that to 1868 when the original Brighton childrens hospital opened in a private house in Western Road Brighton
In the ensuing years the Alex became arguably Brightons bestloved hospital
It has a long history of progressive and innovative paediatric care embracing medicine nursing and related professions paediatric nurse training and research
In June 2007 the new hospital opened on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site the stateoftheart facility has won an international design award and continues with offering pioneering paediatric care
It provides inpatient facilities including intensive care and outpatient care for children
This site has a 24hour emergency care service for children referred by GPs and other specialists
New strains of hospital bugs emerging
The HPA report which gives a snapshot of infection rates and antibiotic use last autumn found that while rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile continue to fall other infections such as E coli and salmonella are taking their place The total prevalence of healthcareassociated infections HCAIs decreased from 82 in 2006 to 64 in 2011 though this h... Read More
Freemium Medical Care Indian Hospital Shows That A Charitable Hospital Can Still Make A Profit
Aaron DeOliveira points us to an interesting documentary and related series of articles about a hospital in Bangalore India called Narayana Hrudayalaya which is providing top notch medical services to all comers and still making a profit in doing so The trick appears to be a variation on the basic concepts of the quotfreemiumquot model where you pa... Read More