Weymouth Street Hospital

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Weymouth Street Hospital is a private hospital in London, England. Along with its consulting rooms at 9 Harley Street, it is owned by Phoenix Hospital Group, which bought 25 Harley Street in January 2018. It specializes in ENT, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopaedic, Vascular, Breast, [(Gynaecology)] and General Surgery. Diagnostic and screening services include: MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Dental imaging, and X-ray imaging.

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History

The hospital was founded by Dr Aubrey Bristow and Mr Ghassan Alusi, two consultants from St Bartholomew's Hospital, London and opened after a complete rebuild in 2010. The consulting rooms are based at 9 Harley Street and were opened in 1997. 9 Harley Street also houses a cardiac screening unit, general practitioners and radiology. A new Toshiba Computed Tomography machine installed in 2017 offers much lower doses of radiation and virtual colonography. The hospital buildings were previously used as staff accommodation for The John Lewis Partnership, providing female staff from outside London with a safe place to live whilst they worked in the Oxford Street store.

Weymouth Street Hospital was originally run under a joint management contract with BMI Healthcare. This was terminated by PHG in 2015. New group offices were opened at 30 Nottingham Place in 2016, and work is underway to extend the hospital with new operating theatres incorporating robotics, intensive care and a subsequent increase in bed capacity. The hospital is particularly strong in the self pay market, offering competitive package prices yet providing all patients with luxury single rooms. It is recognised by all UK private medical insurers as well as being used by a number of overseas embassies. The hospital has its own kitchens and prides itself on its food as well as its personal nursing care.

The Howard de Walden Estate owns and manages the land where the hospital and consulting rooms are based. The Harley Street area has been noted as a medical centre since the 19th Century, and it is estimated that there are over 1500 medical specialists based there.

The hospital was featured in a television programme called Transformation Street in January 2018 which featured patients having transgender surgery.