Where is the orange zone in the QE hospital Gateshead?

We are holding a drop-in at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead in the orange zone (ground floor next to coffee and sandwich shops.

How many beds does Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead have?

580 hospital beds
We employ around 3,400 staff and currently provide 580 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry.

What is Piu day unit?

Programmed Investigation Unit (PIU) PIU is a nurse-led day unit with five beds and nine chairs which is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm.

Where is yellow zone Queen Elizabeth Gateshead?

Yellow zone – surgery centre, coffee shop, wards 26 & 27.

What is Ward 26 at QE Gateshead?

Ward 26 is on floor one in our Peter Smith Surgery Centre has 30 single bedded rooms with en-suite facilities providing a first class environment for patients, visitors and staff. We provide elective (planned) orthopaedic surgery, mainly joint replacements.

What disease did Queen Elizabeth have?

It is known however that she contracted smallpox in 1562 which left her face scarred. She took to wearing white lead makeup to cover the scars. In later life, she suffered the loss of her hair and her teeth, and in the last few years of her life, she refused to have a mirror in any of her rooms.

What does Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead Specialise in?

This hospital site is located in Gateshead in the North East. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital provides a wide range acute of hospital services including accident and emergency, medicine, surgery, maternity, critical care, end of life care, outpatients and diagnostic imaging and a children and young people’s service.

What is programmed investigation unit?

The programmed investigation unit (PIU) is a inpatient unit where a full range of investigational medicine can be organised. It provides the basic minimum nursing care and is suitable for ambulant patients who can care for themselves.

What is a PIU unit?

PIU stands for Powered Induction Unit, and while it’s similar to the VAV (Variable Air Volume) assembly in concept, a PIU will use dampers and fans to deliver cooling to occupied zones. PIUs are also known as fan-fed induction units, fan-fed terminals, or dedicated external air systems.