St Charles' Hospital

For the hospital in Bend, Oregon, see St. Charles Medical Center – Bend.

St Charles' Hospital is a health facility in North Kensington, London. It is managed by the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

St Charles' Hospital
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
St Charles' Hospital
Location within Kensington and Chelsea
Geography
Location	Exmoor Street, North Kensington, London W10 6DZ
Coordinates	51.5221°N 0.2176°W / 51.5221; -0.2176
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
Type	Specialist
Services
Speciality	Care for the elderly
History
Opened	1879; 146 years ago (1879)

History

The foundation stone for the hospital was laid in 1879 and it was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales as the St Marylebone Union Infirmary in 1881.^[1] A nurses' home was opened by Princess Christian in 1884.^[1] The facility became the St Marylebone Hospital in 1923 and was renamed St Charles' Hospital in 1930 when it was taken over by the London County Council.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and continues to operate as the St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing.^[2]

The main building is listed with Grade II.^[3]

Notable staff

• Caroline Nompozola, house surgeon.^[4]