NHS Nightingale Hospital London

This article is about the NHS temporary COVID-19 hospital in ExCeL London. For the private mental health clinic, see Nightingale Hospital (Marylebone). For other hospitals named "NHS Nightingale", see NHS Nightingale Hospitals. For other hospitals named "Nightingale", see Nightingale Hospital (disambiguation).

NHS Nightingale Hospital London
Barts Health NHS Trust
The main entrance of the hospital during its refit on 30 March 2020
Map
Geography
LocationCustom House, London, England
Coordinates51°30′29″N 00°01′49″E / 51.50806°N 0.03028°E / 51.50806; 0.03028
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeCOVID-19 critical care
Services
Beds500 (potential for 4,000)
History
Opened3 April 2020
ClosedApril 2021
Links
ListsHospitals in England

The NHS Nightingale Hospital London was the first of the NHS Nightingale Hospitals, temporary hospitals set up by NHS England for the COVID-19 pandemic. It was housed in the ExCeL London convention centre in East London. The hospital was rapidly planned and constructed, being formally opened on 3 April and receiving its first patients on 7 April 2020. It served 54 patients during the first wave of the pandemic, and was used to serve non-COVID patients and provide vaccinations during the second wave. It was closed in April 2021.