Cromwell Hospital

The Bupa Cromwell Hospital is a private sector hospital located in the South Kensington area of London.

Cromwell Hospital
Cromwell Hospital
Shown in Kensington and Chelsea
Geography
Location	London, SW5
Coordinates	51.4949°N 0.1914°W / 51.4949; -0.1914
Organisation
Care system	Private
History
Opened	1981 (1981)
Links
Website	www.bupacromwellhospital.com

History

The hospital, which was designed by Holder Mathias,[1] was established by Bank of Credit and Commerce International to provide healthcare for the Abu Dhabi royal family in April 1981. The finance for the construction of this purpose-built facility was arranged by Pakistani banker and philanthropist Agha Hasan Abedi.[2]

The hospital was bought by the private health and care specialist Bupa and renamed as the "Bupa Cromwell Hospital" in 2008.[3] Bupa marketed the hospital as a health destination for patients from the Middle East.[3]

In 2011, it was reported that almost half of the hospital's patients were from the Middle East[4] and in 2015 about 40% of its earnings came from overseas patients.[5]

Famous patients

The hospital has established an international reputation for treating liver and kidney infections. In 1987, two Rover SD1s of the Metropolitan Police Service set a record by transporting a liver transplant from London Stansted Airport to the hospital, completing the 27 mile journey in under 30 minutes, to save the life of Ms Aliza Hillel in a journey subsequently nick-named the Liver Run.[6]

Patients have included:

• The Nigerian musician and playwright Chief Hubert Ogunde, who died at the hospital in April 1990[7]
• The English actress Margaret Lockwood, who died from liver disease in the hospital in July 1990[8]
• The Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who died from a cardiac arrest at the hospital in August 1997[9]
• The former footballer George Best,[10] who died from multiple organ failure at the hospital in November 2005[11]
• The former First Lady of Kenya Lucy Kibaki, who died of a heart attack at the hospital in April 2016[12]

See also

• Healthcare in London
• List of hospitals in England
• Hashim U. Ahmed

References

1. "Architects Holder Mathias celebrate 40 years of success". Wales Online. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
2. Kerry, Senator John; Brown, Senator Hank (1992). The BCCI Affair: A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate. p. 428.
3. Peter Pallot (21 May 2008). "Middle East focus for Cromwell Hospital". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
4. Peter Pallot (19 Aug 2011). "Expat guide to Saudi Arabia: health care". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
5. "Rich overseas patients help private hospitals beat recession". Financial Times. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
6. "The Liver Run | UK Emergency Vehicles". www.ukemergency.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
7. "Hubert Ogunde – Father of Nigerian Theatre". Life and Times News. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
8. "M. Lockwood; British Film Actress, Star of 'Lady Vanishes'". LA Times. 17 July 1990. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
9. Rose, Cynthia (19 August 1997). "Nusrat's Passing Leaves Void in the Music World". Seattle Times. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
10. "Living in the grip of alcohol". BBC News. 4 February 2013.
11. Ben Fenton (26 Nov 2005). "George was just natural and very nice . . . people liked him for that'". The Daily Telegraph. London.
12. "Former First Lady Lucy Kibaki dies in London hospital". Daily Nation. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

External links

• Bupa Cromwell Hospital