Wards A to C

Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 8652

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 2

Location: Second floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

The Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Unit is part of King’s Adult CF Service and provides specialist inpatient care.

It is on Lonsdale Ward and has nine single rooms with bathroom facilities as well as a treatment room for patients having annual reviews or day care.

Annie Zunz Ward

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 3437

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 3

Location: First floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Annie Zunz Ward is part of the Acute Medical Unit. We see patients who have been admitted through the Emergency Department.

It was opened in 1913 and is named after Annie Zunz, the widow of a German merchant who lived in London. In 1912 King’s received £10,000 from the trustees of the Annie Zunz Bequest on condition a ward was named after her.

Brunel Emergency Surgical Unit

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 3077

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 1

Location: Second floor, Guthrie Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Brunel Emergency Surgical Unit cares for patients who need to be assessed to see if they require emergency surgery. Patients who do need emergency surgery are admitted to an inpatient bed on Brunel, or to another surgical ward.

It is named after Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. His first notable achievement was as resident engineer of the Thames Tunnel, from Rotherhithe to Wapping, designed by his father Marc and completed in 1843.

Byron Ward

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 6166

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 2

Location: Sixth floor, Ruskin Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Byron Ward is part of the Health and Ageing Unit. This 30-bed ward specialises in assessing, treating and rehabilitating frail older people, particularly those with fractures and who have had falls.

It is named after the poet, Lord Byron (1788-1824), who was educated at a school in Dulwich.

Charles Polkey Ward

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 6486

Visiting Times: 2pm to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 2

Location: Ninth floor, Ruskin Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Charles Polkey Ward treats patients who are undergoing neurological treatment or neurosurgery. It sees a range of patients including people who are acutely unwell, who have been admitted from other hospitals, or who are recovering from surgery. It has 23 beds.

It is named after Charles Polkey, a renowned neurosurgeon who worked at King’s.

Cheere Ward

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 3859

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 3

Location: First floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Cheere Ward has 14 beds and cares for patients with renal (kidney) disorders.

It is named after Robert Cheere, who was a member of the first Committee of Management at King’s, and the hospital’s Vice President (1858) and Treasurer (1873-74). After his death in 1876, his friends made a generous donation which enabled the hospital to open a convalescent home in Hemel Hempstead.

Christine Brown Critical Care Unit (CCU)

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 8434

Visiting Times: 2 to 7.30pm (flexible in exceptional circumstances)

Maximum Visitors: 2

Location: Second floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

The Christine Brown Critical Care Unit (CCU) is part of King’s Critical Care service. It cares for critically ill patients across a range of clinical specialties, including neurology (brain and spine), neurosurgery, trauma, obstetrics, renal (kidney) and cardiac (heart). It has 18 beds and provides advanced intensive care, including the latest respiratory, cardiac and renal support treatments and a range of therapies to support recovery.

It is named after Christine Brown OBE, who was Chief Nursing Officer at King’s from 1970-1982 and president of the hospital’s Nurses League from 1970 -1990.

Coptcoat Ward

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 5361

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 3

Location: Go to second floor Cheyne Wing and follow the signs to Centenary Wing. Coptcoat Ward is on:

Fourth floor, Centenary Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Coptcoat Ward is a surgical short-stay ward. It has 16 beds.

This ward has been named after Mr Malcolm John Coptcoat, a Consultant Urologist who served as Director of Surgery from 1992 to 1994. Mr Coptcoat was a specialist in laparoscopic surgery and performed the first laparoscopic nephrectomy for renal carcinoma.

Cotton Ward

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 3318

Visiting Times: 2 to 8pm

Maximum Visitors: 2

Location: First floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Cotton Ward has 26 beds and treats patients with vascular, circulatory or hepatobiliary (liver and gall bladder) conditions.

It is named after Mr Leonard Cotton, a Consultant Vascular Surgeon who worked at King’s from 1957-1987. He was Dean of King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry 1984-87. The ward first opened in 1866, when it was called Pantia Ralli Ward. It was renamed in April 2000.

Critical Care Unit A (CCU A)

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 9212

Visiting times: 2 to 7pm

Location: Critical Care Centre, Third Floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

CCU A is a mixed adult ward with 15 beds. It is part of the Critical Care and Surgery division. This ward was opened in 2021.

Critical Care Unit B (CCU B)

Tel: +44 (0)20 3299 9222

Visiting hours: 2 to 7pm

Location: Critical Care Centre, Third Floor, Cheyne Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

CCU B is a mixed adult ward with 14 beds. It is part of the Critical Care and Surgery division. This ward was opened in 2021.