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'''Epsom Hospital''' is a [[teaching hospital]] in [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]. The hospital is situated on Dorking Road {{convert|1|km|mi}} south east of the centre of Epsom. It is managed by the [[Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust]] along with the nearby [[St Helier Hospital]].
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In 2011, it was revealed that the hospital was at risk of losing its accident and emergency services as part of a Better Services Better Value (BSBV) programme, which would rationalise hospital facilities across Surrey and south west London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/8859570.Join_our_campaign_to_protect_Epsom_Hospital/|title=Join our campaign to protect Epsom Hospital|first=Charlie|last=Mole|work=Epsom Guardian|date=17 February 2011|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> In 2013, local MP [[Chris Grayling]] said that constituents should show their support for retaining these services at the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21836436|title=Show feeling' on Epsom Hospital, urges Surrey MP|work=[[BBC News]]|date=18 March 2013|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref>
Epsom Hospital was in the news in August 2018 after a stray cat was found in a linen basket.<ref name="bbc">{{cite
In 2019 part of the Dorking Road site was sold for £18 million to [[Legal & General]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Epsom General Hospital boss defends sale of land for £18 million |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/epsom-general-hospital-boss-defends-16028774 |website=Get Surrey|date=26 March 2019 }}</ref> which set up a partnership with specialist older persons housing provider Guild Living to create an residential complex.
==Services==
The hospital contains an [[accident and emergency]] and a range of diagnostic and supporting services including [[pathology]], [[radiology]] (including CT, MRI and ultrasound), the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) which calls itself a "centre of excellence",<ref name="eoc">{{cite web|url=http://www.eoc.nhs.uk/index.htm |title=The EOC |publisher=South West Elective Orthopaedic Centre |access-date=18 October 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105091138/http://www.eoc.nhs.uk/index.htm |archive-date=5 November 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> vascular diagnostic services and an acute psychiatric facility operated by [[Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust]].<ref name="epsomhospital">{{Cite web|url=http://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/about-us/our-hospitals/epsom-hospital/|title=Epsom Hospital|publisher=Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust|access-date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
==Radio station==
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