About us: History
of Mount Vernon Hospital
Mount Vernon hospital has experienced many changes over the past ten years.
It has evolved from a general hospital into one providing highly skilled,
and valued, specialised services as well as local acute (medical and surgical)
services.
See also: History of Hillingdon
Hospital
Historical Timeline:
| 1860 |
Hospital Founded: The North London (later
Mount Vernon) Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest was
founded in Fitzroy Square (St. Pancras).
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| 1864 |
Hospital Moves: The hospital moved to an old house at
Mount Vernon, Hampstead, keeping an out-patients' clinic in Fitzroy Square.
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| 1904 |
A new Mount Vernon hospital was opened at Northwood, where
by 1913 it was decided to concentrate its work.
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| 1905 |
Now a Grade II listed building, the Chapel was built and
a full-time Hospital Chaplain was appointed.
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| 1929 |
Marie Curie hospital, for women cancer patients was founded,
and, after destruction in World War II, the hospital moved to Fitzjohn's
Avenue.
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| 1967 |
Marie Curie work transferred to Mount Vernon: It closed
because the accommodation was unsuited to new developments in radiotherapy,
and the work was transferred to Mount Vernon hospital.
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| 1988 |
The Chapel was converted into the Fowler-Scott Library
using a grant from the Cancer Research Campaign and leased to the Gray
Laboratory.
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| 1999 |
Gray Laboratory: New ways of treating brain tumours being
developed at the Gray Laboratory based at Mount Vernon Hospital.
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| 2001 |
Cancer Breakthrough At Mount Vernon: Tumours grown in
mice were eradicated following the use of the new two-pronged drug and
radiation treatment.
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| 2009 |
A new Treatment Centre opens at Mount Vernon. This unit
will provide day surgery and enhanced inpatient and cancer services.
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From: "Hampstead: Public Services",
A History of the County of Middlesex:
Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington (1989), pp. 138-45. (Opens in new
window)
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