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Although there must be many hospitals named St Mary's Hospital, the most famous is probably located in Paddington, West London. Until the 20th century the hospital had its own medical school, which later merged with Imperial College London. The hospital is operated by the St Mary's NHS trust.
During the redevelopment of the Paddington Basin, the hospital was expected to merge with the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust and move to new premises on the basin, although the project was facing major planning and financial obstacles and fell behind schedule. In July 2005, the Royal Brompton and Harefield trust opted to pull out of the project, putting it to an end. Millions of pounds were lost in construction.
Famous researchers at St Mary's include Alexander Fleming, who identified penicillin, Fleming's boss, Almroth Wright who advanced vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines, John Scott Burdon-Sanderson and Augustus Waller, whose research led to the invention of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Heroin (diacetylmorphine) was discovered there in 1874.
Famous people to be born at St Mary's include Joe English, Elvis Costello, Kiefer Sutherland and the British princes William and Harry.
Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
The laboratory where Fleming discovered penicillin has been restored to its cramped condition of 1928 and incorporated into a museum about the discovery and his life and work. It is open to the public on a regular basis, but the visiting hours are quite limited.
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Hospitals in London | Imperial College London | NHS hospitals | Teaching hospitals | Westminster
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