Our history
The hospitals and health centres that make up St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have a rich history dating back to the opening of the original St George’s Hospital on Hyde Park Corner in 1733.
You can read more about the history behind the trust’s hospitals, health centres and wards in our past and present section.
A brief history
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1733 | The original St George’s Hospital opens at Lanesborough House, now the Lanesborough Hotel, on Hyde Park Corner. |
| 1868 | St George’s Hospital Medical School established at the hospital. |
| 1869 | The Atkinson Morley Hospital opens in Wimbledon. |
| 1948 | The National Health Service is established. |
| 1954 | The Grove Fever Hospital and Fountain Hospital in Tooting become part of the St George’s Group. |
| 1973 | Building of the new St George’s Hospital in Tooting begins on the Grove Fever Hospital site. |
| 1976 | St George’s Hospital Medical School moves to the new Tooting site and hospital services begin to transfer from Hyde Park Corner. |
| 1980 | St George’s at Hyde Park Corner formally closes in June, with Her Majesty the Queen officially opening the Tooting site in November. |
| 1984 | Jenner Wing opens. |
| 1988 | St James Wing opens following closure of the St James Hospital in Balham. |
| 1993 | St George’s Group becomes St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust. |
| 2003 | Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon closes, with services moving into the new Atkinson Morley Wing at St George’s Hospital. |
| 2009 | St George’s Healthcare named as large trust of the year by Dr Foster, and the Grosvenor Wing refurbishment is completed. |
| 2010 | St George’s Healthcare becomes one of four major trauma centres and one of eight hyper-acute stroke units for London. The trust merges with Community Services Wandsworth, becoming responsible for services based at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton, and health centres, GP practices, schools and nurseries in Wandsworth, and healthcare for offenders at HMP Wandsworth. |
| 2012 | The Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre in Wimbledon closes, with services moving to St George’s Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital. |
| 2013 | Redeveloped emergency department opens at St George’s Hospital, and work starts on new helipad above St James Wing. |
| 2015 | St George’s Healthcare becomes a NHS Foundation Trust. |
| 2022 | St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is formed. |