Addenbrooke's Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Cambridge, England, with strong links to the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1766 on Trumpington Street with £4,500 from the will of Dr John Addenbrooke, a fellow of St Catharine's College. This building is now the Judge Institute of Management Studies. In 1976, the hospital moved to its present premises on the southern edge of the city. For a long time, this site was known as New Addenbrooke's.
The hospital is run by the Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, which is not a part of Cambridge University. However, there is close co-operation between the two organisations, and the University's medical school is also based on the Addenbrooke's site. The medical school graduates approximately 120 new doctors every year (around half the total number of pre-clinical students, since the others complete their studies in London or Oxford).
In recent years, the Addenbrooke's site has almost become a self-contained town. The hospital has its own airport-style shopping concourse, food court, sports centre, and accommodation units. The shopping concourse was a notable first, being opened in 1989 and extensively refurbished and extended in 1999. Many more research organisations are now moving in too, as Addenbrooke's continues to evolve into a fully-fledged biotechnology campus.
The large site is served by a busy bus station, located on its gateway roundabout, though transport remains something of a problem due to the sheer volume of people arriving each day. Parking is increasingly restricted, as former car parks are being built on, and staff, patients and visitors are encouraged to travel in by bus or bike.
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