King George Hospital, London

King George Hospital is an NHS hospital in Barley Lane, Goodmayes in the London Borough of Redbridge. There are bus services connecting to the nearest rail stations are Goodmayes (Greater Anglia) and Newbury Park Underground station (Central Line). The hospital is part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust - one of the largest in the country, serving a diverse population of around 750,000, also operating Queen's Hospital in Romford.Design & LocationPreviously located about two miles to the west in Newbury Park on the A12 Eastern Avenue, a site dating back to the emergency hospital that opened during World War I, the current King George opened at the current site in 1995, offering services including critical care, an accident and emergency department a 24-hour Urgent Care Centre and a specialist rehabilitation services.The hospital comprises a large two-storey building. The wards are named after plants and trees; Ash, Beech, Cedar Centre, Clover, Dahlia, Elm Breast Care Unit, Erica, Fern, Gardenia, Gentian, heather, Iris, Jasmine, Japonica and Juniper. The site is also home to the North East London Independent Sector Treatment Centre.Service ChangesThe Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has been given University status to mark the quality of medical and nursing teaching and training on offer at both sites.