Basildon University Hospital

Basildon University Hospital is an acute general hospital in Basildon, Essex. It is managed by the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

History
The hospital was built by Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Company, and opened in 1973. Facilities which it replaced included St. Andrew's Hospital in Billericay which subsequently became a regional plastic surgery and rehabilitation unit. The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, which was built at a cost of £60 million, was opened by Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Basildon University Hospital in July 2007.

Performance
The Care Quality Commission rated Basildon University Hospital overall as good.

Basildon Hospital Radio
Basildon Hospital Radio provides radio services in the hospital. The first broadcast was April 1974 from a van outside the maternity unit, they now broadcast from the main building and present a variety of shows covering many genres.