Croydon University Hospital

Croydon University Hospital (formerly Mayday Hospital)
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Croydon University Hospital is located in London Borough of Croydon
Croydon University Hospital
Location within Croydon
Geography
Location530 London Road, Thornton Heath CR7 7YE, London, England
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universitySt George's, University of London
King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds670
History
OpenedMay 1885; 139 years ago (1885-05)
Links
Websitewww.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Croydon University Hospital, known from 1923 to 2002 as Mayday Hospital and from 2002 to 2010 as Croydon Hospital,[1] is a large NHS hospital in Thornton Heath in south London, England run by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. It is a District General Hospital with a 24-hour Accident and Emergency department. The hospital is based on a 19-acre (7.7 ha) site in Thornton Heath to the north of central Croydon.

  1. ^ "Mayday: Name change reflects health shake-up". Croydon Advertiser. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.