| West Middlesex University Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Location: | Twickenham Road, Isleworth, London |
| State: | England |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates: | 51.4736°N -0.3257°W |
| Healthcare: | NHS England |
| Type: | Teaching |
| Emergency: | Yes |
| Affiliation: | Imperial College London |
| Beds: | c.400 |
| Founded: | 1894, current hospital 2003 |
| Map Type: | United Kingdom London Hounslow |
West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH) is an acute NHS hospital in Isleworth, West London, operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is a teaching hospital of Imperial College School of Medicine and a designated academic health science partner (Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Partnership).[1] West Middlesex University Hospital serves patients in the London Boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames and Ealing. The hospital has over 400 beds and provides a full range of clinical services including accident and emergency, acute medicine, care of the elderly, surgery and maternity.
In 1894, the Brentford Board of Guardians bought a property at Isleworth from Lord Warkworth to accommodate an infirmary for the local workhouse.[2] The hospital opened by Princess Mary of Teck as the Brentford Workhouse Infirmary in October 1896.[2] It became known as the West Middlesex Hospital in 1920 and the West Middlesex County Hospital in 1931.[2] A new maternity department was opened by Queen Mary as the Queen Mary Maternity Wing in 1932.[2] Following bombing during the World War II, the Queen Mary Maternity Wing was repaired and re-opened by the Duchess of Gloucester in 1960.[2] It became the West Middlesex University Hospital in 1991.[2]
An extensive redevelopment of the site was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2001.[3] The works, which were carried out by Bouygues at a cost of £55 million, were completed in 2003.[3]
In December 2011, West Middlesex University Hospital was awarded full accreditation by UNICEF as a Baby Friendly hospital, the first London hospital to achieve this award.[4] In September 2012 the trust concluded that it was not viable for it to apply for NHS Foundation Trust status and decided to seek a potential partner.[5] On 1 September 2015, West Middlesex University Hospital became part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[6]