New resuscitation unit opened

We have officially opened an expanded resuscitation area in our Emergency Department and named it after Dr Ed Glucksman, one of our longest serving doctors.

The new unit is the largest in the UK. It has ten beds, expanded from five, meaning we are better placed to treat patients presenting with life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

The unit is located within our Emergency Department and is central to our role as a Major Trauma Centre for London, with patients from all over London regularly urgently transferred to us by road or air ambulance for treatment following road traffic collisions, assaults and falls. The unit will also treat patients that have had a stroke, as we are a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit.

The new unit was opened on Tuesday 20 December by Tessa Jowell MP, and dedicated to Dr Ed Glucksman, who has been a Consultant at King’s for 30 years and is currently Clinical Director for the Division of Trauma, Emergency and Acute Medicine at the Trust.

Dr Glucksman was the first consultant to be appointed as an Emergency Department specialist at King’s in 1981, and has helped to develop Emergency Medicine services and training, not just here at King’s, but throughout the UK and abroad.

Tim Smart, our Chief Executive, said:

“Ed’s level of dedication and commitment to King’s - and our patients - is inspiring. Throughout his many years at King’s, he has made an outstanding contribution, locally, nationally and indeed internationally, and influenced all those who have come into contact with him. The Ed Glucksman Unit is a fitting tribute to an excellent doctor and a great man”

Our Emergency Department now treats over 120,000 patients every year, and is the home of Channel 4’s documentary series ’24 Hours in A&E’.

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Chris Rolfe
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