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  Victorian London - Health and Hygiene - Hospitals - Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea Hospital is one of the most interesting sights of London.
At length we reach the Hospital, which is the counterpart of the one we have visited at Greenwich, since it provides an asylum for invalid and aged soldiers, just as Greenwich used to do for old sailors.
This excellent Hospital provides food and clothing and shelter for five hundred old soldiers; but the number of out pensioners is about sixty-four thousand, of whom nearly eight thousand are over seventy years of age.
www.victorianlondon.org /health/chelseahospital.htm   (1016 words)

  
 U. S. Naval Hospital
In 1823, The Commissioners of Naval Hospital, purchased 115 acres of Admiral's Hill from Aaron Dexter for $18,000.
On June 8, 1920, the exhuming of all remains in the hospital cemetery to be transferred to Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Naval Hospital acquired the Marine Hospital in 1942 and converted it to barracks for the hospital corpsman.
olgp.net /chs/hospital/naval.htm   (927 words)

  
 Chelsea: The Hospital | British History Online
Chelsea has yet a stronger claim upon our sympathies, since, according to popular tradition, the first idea of converting it into an asylum for broken-down soldiers sprang from the charitable heart of Nell Gwynne, the frail actress, with whom, for all her frailties, the English people can never be angry.
Chelsea Hospital affords a refuge for upwards of 500 inmates.
Adjoining the hospital is a burial-ground for the pensioners, wherein repose a few veritable centenarians, if the records of their deaths are to be relied upon.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=45223   (6445 words)

  
 Royal Insight > Out and About > Founder's Day 2006
Her Majesty's speech at the parade focussed on the symbol of the oak tree which is associated with the hospital because its founder, Charles II, hid in an oak tree to escape Roundhead troops after the battle of Worcester in September 1651.
The Queen also congratulated all those involved in the parade, telling them, 'You are a shining illustration of the history of the British Army and of this great institution,' before asking those present to spare a thought for Servicemen and women who are currently serving in the Army.
Finally, a reception was held for The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, attended by donors and benefactors of the Royal Hospital appeal.
www.royal.gov.uk /textonly/Page5305.asp   (641 words)

  
 Naval Hospital Boston Historic District (Chelsea Naval Hospital), featured in Maritime History of Massachusetts--A ...
The hospital, which was commissioned and opened on January 7, 1836, was one of the first three hospitals specifically authorized by Congress to accommodate naval personnel.
A new hospital building was constructed further up the hill and away from the river in 1915 and the old building was converted to quarters for hospital personnel.
Before the first hospital building was completed, several acres of land near the river were transferred to the Bureau of Ordnance and two single story stone structures were built.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/maritime/nav.htm   (599 words)

  
 Case Study Chelsea & Westminster   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chelsea and Westminster is the first hospital in the UK to implement a portable, wireless system to provide information and reporting facilities directly to clinicians at the 'point of care', meaning, in most cases, at the bedside.
It includes the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital which provides general medical and surgical care to the west of London, as well as specialist services to patients from all over Britain.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is believed to be the first non-US installation of IDX™ LASTWORD Hospital Information System.
legacy.symbol.com /uk/Solutions/case_study_chelsea___westminst.html   (1060 words)

  
 PRO Records Information Leaflet No. 123 - British Army Pension Records
Pensions awarded by the Commissioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea are to be found in two series of admission books, (1) pensions awarded for disability, 1715-1882, in WO 116, (2) pensions awarded for length of service, October 1823 - December 1913, in WO 117.
For in-pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea there are muster rolls, 1702-1789, in WO 23/124-131 and for 1864-5 in WO 23/132: a list of in-pensioners, 1795-1813 is in WO 23/134 and an alphabetical register, 1837-1872, WO 23/146.
Additional information about both in and out-pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea can sometimes be found in the Board minutes and papers, WO 250 and the Invaliding Board minutes and papers, WO 180, especially where appeals were made against decisions as to eligibility for and rate of pension.
barns.ill.fr /hewat/ri123.htm   (5904 words)

  
 Chelsea Hospital, England royalty-free image
Visitors are admitted to the Hospital on week-days from 10 to 12 and 2 till dusk, and on Sunday may attend the services in the chapel at 11 a.m.
Mary Somerville, the mathematician, lived at Chelsea Hospital in 1819-38, while her husband was physician there.
Royal Hospital Road, formerly Queen's Road, the west part of which still earlier was known as Paradise Row, leads south-west from the north front of the Hospital.
www.gardenvisit.com /travel/london/chelseahospital.htm   (990 words)

  
 Chelsea Soldiers' Home
As a result of its exceptional health care services and the professionalism and expertise of its staff, the hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Health Care Organizations and is approved by the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare.
The “mission” of the Quigley Hospital is to provide the highest level of comprehensive care, while always respecting the psycho social, spiritual and cultural needs for our veterans their families, and always striving to extend comfort, dignity and responsive care to all of our patients.
The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home is a state-funded, fully accredited health care complex that offers veterans (of all but four most western counties of the state) quality hospital care, full-time residential accommodations and multi-service out-patient department.
www.angelfire.com /ma/ChelseaSoho   (564 words)

  
 Royal Horticultural Society - Chelsea Flower Show 2005: The Royal Hospital, Chelsea Show Garden
A patch of old turf has been lifted from the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea to form the basis of a wildflower meadow with dandelions, buttercups and scabious.
The vegetable production for the garden has been grown entirely by the Royal Hospital Chelsea, whose green-fingered Pensioners worked from a 1939 catalogue using all the old cultivars to grow the nutritious vegetables that were used to feed the nation.
An old and dying hawthorn, chosen for its enormous character has been selected from the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and forms part of the mature garden.
www.rhs.org.uk /chelsea/2005/exhibitors/show_gardens/royalhospital.asp   (275 words)

  
 Michigan Living - Chelsea/Dexter/Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Of Ann Arbor’s outlying communities, perhaps Chelsea is the only one that can claim a hospital that rivals the larger ones, though not in size, but in patient care and medical excellence.
Built in 1970, Chelsea Community Hospital is located on 119 acres of woodlands and is a private, nonprofit facility that specializes in acute care.
The hospital is independent, but collaborates with other area facilities to offer a wide range of services and programs, including preventative medicine, and others in care and recovery.
www.livingmichigan.com /chdxmn/HealthCare   (509 words)

  
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The Chelsea Pensioners, one of the country's best-known groups of seniors, are this week spearheading a national call to action to encourage their contemporaries to put and end to the digital divide.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is currently going through a large modernisation programme which is being supported by their recently launched Appeal.
The Chelsea Pensioners' Appeal is to raise money in order to build and equip a new Infirmary (care home) and to modernise and upgrade the Chelsea Pensioners' sheltered living accommodation in the famous Sir Christopher Wren designed Long Wards so that Pensioners of the future can benefit from a high standard of care.
www.intel.com /cd/corporate/pressroom/emea/eng/250609.htm   (731 words)

  
 PAPHE : United Kingdom - London, Royal hospital, Chelsea
The Royal Hospital Chelsea was founded by King Charles II in 1682 as a retreat for veterans of the regular army who were no longer able to serve either through ill -health or length of service.
The Royal Hospital in Chelsea now accommodates some 360 male pensioners in the original buildings that have been modernised.
The hospital was designed with formal gardens including a water garden and orchard that were destroyed when the River Embankment was made in the late 19th century.
europaphe.aphp.org /en/f_uni_lon.html   (680 words)

  
 The Royal Hospital Chelsea
There are few institutions in the United Kingdom with an unbroken three centuries of service and none of them is so close to the heart of the nation as "The Men in Scarlet", the Chelsea Pensioners, and their home, the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Founded in 1692 by King Charles II and intended for the 'succour and relief of veterans broken by age and war', the Royal Hospital, with its Grade 1 listed buildings, still serves its original purpose and intends to continue to further its role well into the 21st Century.
Learn about the architecture and history of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and find out how to make arrangements to visit.
www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk /index.asp   (260 words)

  
 Chelsea
Based on the Invalides in Paris, the Royal Hospital at Chelsea was founded by Charles II for soldiers wounded in battle or retired and unable to support themselves.
The Rotunda visible in the model on the right was built in 1742 on land leased from the hospital and was used for public entertainment until 1805, when it was destroyed.
Construction of the Chelsea portion of the London Embankment, a road and sewer system dating to the mid 1800s, altered the gardens between the hospital and the river.
johnsmilitaryhistory.com /chelsea.html   (453 words)

  
 BridgeHead preserves the history of Royal Chelsea Hospital
This project was an important step for the Royal Hospital which is subject to complex data protection and compliancy pressures of multiple agencies as it is associated with the British Military, is a healthcare facility and is also a national historical treasure.
The hospital, constructed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1692, along with its in-pensioner population, thrives to this day.
The hospital grounds are an architectural landmark in the Chelsea area of Greater London, situated on the banks of the River Thames.
www.itsecurity.com /security.htm?s=17625   (884 words)

  
 Advanced 'Point Of Care' System for Chelsea & Westminster Health Care   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chelsea and Westminster!is the first hospital in the UK to implement a portable, wireless system to provide information and reporting facilities directly to clinicians at the 'point of care', meaning, in most cases, at the bedside.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital became the first non-US installation of PHAMIS LASTWORD" Hospital Information System.
from Symbol Technologies, which can be comfortably carried by the clinician as he or she moves around the hospital, including the wards and theatres.
legacy.symbol.com /uk/News/07-07-99.html   (1068 words)

  
 Chelsea Pensioners Garden
After decades of hosting the Chelsea Flower Show, the Royal Hospital Chelsea's residents have finally had a garden made in their honour.
Sadly, only a fraction of the 500 poppies were in bloom, a common problem at Chelsea this year because of the unusually cold month preceding the flower show.
The 'Dig for Victory' vegetable patch was reminiscent of the hardships of the time, and a real Chelsea Pensioner was on hand in his red coat uniform to add authenticity.
www.mooseyscountrygarden.com /chelsea-flower-show/chelsea-pensioners-show-garden.html   (295 words)

  
 CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is a page for folks who spent part of their life at Chelsea Naval Hospital.
I was a Corpsman at Chelsea from Feb. 1970 to Oct. 1971.
I would like to know when you were there and the names of anyone you would like to locate from Chelsea.
members.tripod.com /~YOGI_T/chelsea.html   (197 words)

  
 Heart Of Chelsea Animal Hospital - New York, NY, 10011 - Citysearch
The Heart Of Chelsea Animal Hospital is a place of healing, warmth and goodwill.
I am a licensed veterinary technician although I don't work at Heart of Chelsea Animal Hospital and I have to vent that people frankly complain too much about cost of veterinary medicine.
Most hospitals use the same quality medicine you would find in a human hospital if not better and they have to hire additional staff to restrain your pet which is different than human medicine.
newyork.citysearch.com /profile/7103701?raid=114520   (583 words)

  
 BRIEF HISTORY DURING THE SNOW ERA
Founded by King Charles II (1630-85) in 1682, Chelsea Hospital (also known as Royal Hospital Chelsea) was to serve military veterans who were disabled by war.
With this new building, Chelsea Hospital was able to service 539 patients in various capacities.
The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) had died and was lying in state at Chelsea Hospital, with a queue of five hours waiting.
www.ph.ucla.edu /epi/snow/1859map/chelsea_hospital_a2.html   (310 words)

  
 Youth program in the works 07/20/06
Chelsea Church of the Nazarene, 12126 Jackson Road in Lima Township, in partnership with the Chelsea School District, Chelsea Ministerial Association and Chelsea Community Hospital, plans to host a new after-school program geared toward middle school-aged youth, with an emphasis on providing fun, supervised activities in a supportive environment.
The Rev. Jeff Crowder, who serves as pastor at the Chelsea Church of the Nazarene, said the congregation has a new building at Interstate 94 and Fletcher Road that they would like to open up to the community.
Cindy Harrison of Chelsea Community Hospital is looking forward to the addition of another after-school program to serve older youth.
www.chelseastandard.com /stories/072006/loc_20060720005.shtml   (1080 words)

  
 chelseachildrenshospitalschool.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We are a special school in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England.
We provide education for children while they are in hospital.
Have a look at some of the wonderful work that children have produced during their time with us in our Hospital School.
chelseachildrenshospitalschool.org /index.htm   (139 words)

  
 Inspirational Stories--Dr. Bravo's visit to heaven, teen Chelsea's hospital crafts
Chelsea Smith, the sixteen-year-old who has been battling Crohn's disease in the hospital for the past three months, came home for the holidays last week.
Chelsea and her family were overjoyed to be reunited just before Christmas.
Chelsea is still on many medications, but the doctors are letting her slowly get off most of them.
www.lonnawilliams.com /inspirational.html   (3616 words)

  
 The Stars and Stripes flies in London on Thanksgiving Day
His Royal Hospital was to be the prototype for many educational and institutional buildings built thereafter both in England, Canada and what were then the British colonial settlements in North America.
As well as being a colourful addition to the King's Road in Chelsea, Pensioners enjoy the use of a Hospital amenity centre, a club, television and billiard rooms, a library, an arts and crafts centre, a bowling green and private individual 'allotment' gardens within the grounds.
While the Chelsea Flower Show may be essential viewing if you wish to go "a- maying" in London, this is not otherwise the best opportunity to see the Hospital and its grounds.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/food_travel_UK/85367/2   (582 words)

  
 Chelsea - Healthcare
Chelsea Community Hospital, a 113-bed independent, nonprofit, acute care facility on a 119-acre wooded site, offers a wide range of surgical and clinical services.
Chelsea Arbor (affiliated with the U-M Hospital Services) is an outpatient addiction treatment center for adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Offers customized programs for business and industry, including urgent care and follow-up of work-related injuries, and a variety of cost-effective screening and prevention programs for employees.
washtenawguide.com /chelsea-healthcare.html   (339 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | London events | ChelseaFlowerShow | 784a3 London
Founded in 1913, the Chelsea Flower Show is extraordinary - famous around the world as the premier event of its kind.
These range from first-timers such as Borneo Exotics, a carnivorous plants specialist based in Sri Lanka, to Chelsea veterans such as Hillier Nurseries, who are hoping for their sixtieth consecutive RHS Gold Medal.
Most of London society, including the Queen, regards the Chelsea Flower Show as a highpoint of the London summer season, so if you get bored of the flowers you can have a great time celeb-spotting.
www.londontown.com /LondonEvents/ChelseaFlowerShow/784a3   (562 words)

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