Lister Hospital, Stevenage
| Lister Hospital | |
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| East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | |
| File:Lister Hospital, STEVENAGE.jpg Lister Hospital in 2014 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | University of Hertfordshire |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 720 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
First opened in 1972, the Lister Hospital is an NHS hospital based on the outskirts of Stevenage in Hertfordshire. It is operated by the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust along with the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Welwyn Garden City. The Lister Hospital currently has 720 beds and is a general hospital, which includes accident and emergency, urology and renal dialysis units.
With an investment of around £150 million underway, the Lister hospital is being transformed. This includes: a new surgery unit (called the Treatment Centre), an expanded maternity unit, multi-storey car park and major changes to the emergency and inpatient services.
It is named in honour of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, a British surgeon known as the pioneer of aseptic surgery.