I was pleased to do it. I'd come to a stage in my life. My children left home, my husband was working in London. I didn't have a job. It fitted in very well.
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Story: Jennifer Loehnis - Central LondonStories of volunteers supporting the health service since 1949
The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and its predecessor organisations provided healthcare to women in central London from the mid – Victorian era. It was named after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, one of Britain’s first female physicians, its work continues in the modern Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing of University College Hospital, part of UCLH NHS foundation trust.
in 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson opened up her own practice at 20 Upper Berkeley Street London.
In 1870 Garrett Anderson was given the role a visiting physician of the East London Hospital for Children (later named Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
in 1878 a motion was proposed to exclude women following the election of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Frances Hoggan. This motion was opposed by Dr Norman Kerr who maintained the equal rights of all members.
In 1897, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was elected president of the East Anglian branch of the BMA, this was a milestone achievement for her.
On the 17th of December 1917 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson passed away in Suffolk at the age of 81.
On the 3rd of July 1969 the Friends of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital were set up to assist staff and patients as well as former patients, and provide people with any assistance they need, whether thats financial assistance, or just coffee and a cake with someone to chat to, the Friends were there to help cater to everybody’s needs, and make people’s stay in hospital just that little bit easier.
in 2005, University College Hospital was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen. Services offered at the Hospital include accident & emergency, hyper-acute stroke unit, cancer care, critical care, endocrinology, general surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, general medicine, general neurology, rheumatology, orthopaedics, paediatric & adolescents, and urology.
In 2008, the new Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing opened within UCLH. As a result of this, the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital was closed, and all of its services and patients were transferred to the new Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing.
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Story: Jennifer Loehnis - Central London