Specialization Of Northampton General Hospital ( Acute )
Anaesthesiology
Angiography.
Cardiology
Chemotherapy
Cosmetic Surgery
Dentistry
Dermatology
Maxillofacial Surgery
Neurologist
Oncologist
Ophthalmology
Pain Management
Plastic Surgery
Urology
Vascular Surgeon
About Northampton General Hospital ( Acute )
** About Us **
We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients.
Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements:
Clinically effective services
Safe services
The best possible experience for patients
We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.
History Of Northampton General Hospital ( Acute )
** Our History **
Northampton is one of the oldest towns in the country and, in 1138, was one of the first towns to establish a hospital – St John’s. The sick, poor and needy had always been given food and shelter in the monasteries but, when these were abolished by Henry VIII in about 1535, there was no provision for the sick. There were then comparatively few hospitals in the country until the 18th century.
In 1743 Dr James Stonhouse came to Northampton and, through his efforts, a subscription list was opened to provide an infirmary for the benefit of the local community. The infirmary opened on 29th March 1744 and during its first five months the infirmary treated 103 inpatients, who occupied 30 beds, and saw 79 outpatients.
The first annual report, published in September 1744, states that ‘HERE ARE NOW ADMITTED THE POOR, SICK, LAME …. AND NO MONEY GIFT OR REWARD is taken of them or their friends on any account whatever.
The hospital moved to its present site in 1793, and from there the hospital has grown in line with the local population, and we have continued to uphold the NHS principles of providing care that is free at the point of delivery.
