St James's University Hospital
| St James's University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | |
Main Entrance (Gledhow Wing ahead, Lincoln wing on the left) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′29″N 1°31′7″W / 53.80806°N 1.51861°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Leeds |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes - Adults |
| Beds | 1,157 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 replacing the Poor Law Infirmary which had its origin in 1848 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.leedsth.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St James's University Hospital is a tertiary hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is popularly known as Jimmy's. It is the 8th largest hospital by beds in the United Kingdom, popularised for its television coverage from 1987 to 1996. It is managed by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The hospital is home to the Leeds Cancer Centre which provides specialist Oncology services to Leeds and the wider West Yorkshire region. Other specialist services based at St James's include Hepatology, Pathology and the Cystic Fibrosis Unit.