University College Hospital | |
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Fitzrovia, London, England |
Coordinates | 51°31′30.87″N 00°08′03.83″W / 51.5252417°N 0.1343972°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | National Health Service |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University College London |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 665[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1834 |
Links | |
Website | uclh |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
University College Hospital (UCH) is a teaching hospital in the Fitzrovia area of the London Borough of Camden, England. The hospital, which was founded as the North London Hospital in 1834, is closely associated with University College London (UCL), whose main campus is situated next door. The hospital is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital is on the south side of Euston Road and its tower faces Euston Square tube station on the east side. Warren Street tube station lies immediately west and the major Euston terminus station is beyond 200 metres east, just beyond Euston Square Gardens.