Victoria Hospital (London, Ontario)

Victoria Hospital
South West Local Health Integration Network
Victoria Hospital
Victoria Hospital (London, Ontario) is located in Ontario
Victoria Hospital (London, Ontario)
Location in Ontario
Geography
Location800 Commissioners Road East
London, Ontario
N6A 5W9
Coordinates42°57′33″N 81°13′32″W / 42.9592°N 81.2256°W / 42.9592; -81.2256
Organisation
Care systemMedicare
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universitySchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center
Beds559[1]
SpecialityMultiple
HelipadTC LID: CPW2
History
Opened1874
Links
Websitewww.lhsc.on.ca

Victoria Hospital, in London, Ontario, Canada, is a large teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. Along with University Hospital it is part of London Health Sciences Centre, which itself is the Lead Trauma Hospital of the Southwestern Local Health Integration Network.

London's first hospital was housed in a log cabin on the military barracks at Victoria Park, constructed in 1838. The aging hospital was replaced in 1875 by the London General Hospital, constructed on a new site in the city's south end. Pressure on the new hospital from the city's growing population led to a much larger hospital being constructed adjacent to London General Hospital, which was renamed in 1899 for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The hospital building was demolished and a larger building constructed on the same site in 1939, and three expansions were added up to 1967.

The Victoria Hospital Corporation acquired a federally operated military hospital in 1977, along with 80 acres (32 ha) of land. The new site was gradually expanded and became Victoria Hospital Westminster Campus. On June 13, 2005, most patient services were transferred to the newly renamed Victoria Hospital while the original hospital was renamed South Street Hospital, and other services continued to be transferred to the new site over the next several years. South Street Hospital closed permanently in 2013 and was demolished later that year.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Our History". London Health Sciences Centre. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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