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St Mary's Hospital QEQM building (above) and old section (below).

Although there must be many hospitals named St Mary's Hospital, probably the most famous is located in Paddington, London, England^{[citation needed]} . The hospital was founded in 1845. Until 1988 the hospital had its own medical school, which later merged with that of Imperial College London. The hospital is operated by the St Mary's NHS Trust which also operates the Western Eye Hospital and runs some services at St Charles Hospital in Ladbroke Grove. A street in Paddington including a pub, a restaurant targeted at tourists and Paddington Station in the background. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ... For the record label, see Hospital Records. ... A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. ... Royal School of Mines Entrance Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ... The emergency department (ED), sometimes termed the emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW), accident & emergency (A&E) department or casualty department is a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and... The following is a partial list of currently operating hospitals in England, United Kingdom. ... Image File history File linksMetadata StMarys80section. ... Image File history File linksMetadata StMarys80section. ... Image File history File linksMetadata StMarysOldSection. ... Image File history File linksMetadata StMarysOldSection. ... A street in Paddington including a pub, a restaurant targeted at tourists and Paddington Station in the background. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, USA. A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution or part of such an institution that teaches medicine. ... Imperial College London (also known as Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a British university institution and a constituent college of the University of London. ... The Western Eye Hospital (WEH) includes the only 24-hour Emergency Ophthalmology Department in West London and treats a wide range of eye conditions from glaucoma to wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of blindness. ... The UK Underground movement in the UK was focussed around the Ladbroke Grove/Notting Hill area of London, which Mick Farren commented was an enclave of freaks, immigrants and bohemians long before the hippies got there (1). ...

History

Famous researchers at St Mary's include:

• Alexander Fleming — who discovered penicillin.
• Almroth Wright — advanced vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines.
• John Scott Burdon-Sanderson — Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford and Royal Medal winner.
• Augustus Waller — whose research led to the invention of the electrocardiogram (ECG).
• Bernard Spilsbury - pathologist and one of the pioneers of modern forensic medicine.

Important advances made at St Mary's include: Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. ... Penicillin nucleus Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN) refers to a group of β-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms. ... Sir Almroth Edward Wright (1861-1947) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist. ... Vaccination is the process of administering pathogens that cant reproduce (due to being weakened or dead) to a healthy person or animal, with the intent of conferring immunity against a targeted form of a related disease agent. ... A bottle and a syringe containing the influenza vaccine. ... Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson (21 December 1828 - 23 November 1905) was an English physiologist born near Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Regius Professorships are Royal Professorships at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Dublin, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. ... medicines, see medication and pharmacology. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... The Royal Medals of the Royal Society of London were established by King George IV. They were further supported with certain changes to their conditions, by King William IV and Queen Victoria. ... Augustus Waller may refer to: Augustus Volney Waller (1816 - 1870), British neurophysiologist Augustus Desiré Waller (1856 - 1922), scientist and son of Augustus Volney Waller. ... “QRS” redirects here. ... Sir Bernard Spilsbury (1877-1947) was a famous British pathologist. ...

• Heroin (diacetylmorphine) — discovered at St Mary's in 1874.
• Penicillin (Penicillium Chrysogenum) — discovered at St Mary's in 1928.

Famous people to be born at St Mary's include: Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Penicillin nucleus Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN) refers to a group of β-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Elvis Costello — British musician.
• Kiefer Sutherland — Canadian actor.
• Prince William — British Prince and second in the Line of Succession to the British throne.
• Prince Harry — British Prince & third in the Line of Succession.
• Peter Mark Andrew Phillips — son of Princess Anne and tenth in the Line of Succession.
• Zara Phillips — daughter of Princess Anne, equestrienne and eleventh in the Line of Succession.

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Future

Although St Mary's continues to be a centre of medical innovations in its own right, the Trust is now exploring merger options with Hammersmith Hospital's NHS Trust and Imperial College London to form the UK's first Academic Health Centre which is envisaged to be the UK's foremost medical research and innovation centre. Hammersmith Hospital is a major teaching hospital in West London. ... Royal School of Mines Entrance Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in South Kensington in London. ...

Fleming Museum

The laboratory where Fleming discovered penicillin has been restored to its cramped condition of 1928 and incorporated into a museum about the discovery and his life and work. It is open to the public on from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 1pm and can be visited by appointment outside of these times.

See also

• John Henry, clinical toxicologist at St Mary's

John Henry is a professor specializing in toxicology in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, at St Marys Hospital. ... Toxicology (from the Greek words toxicon and logos) is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. ...

External links

• Official website
• Fleming Museum web page