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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: St Bartholomew's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, St George's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Addenbrooke's Hospital, St. Mark's Hospital, King's College Hospital, St James's University Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University College Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, London, Leeds General Infirmary, Southampton General Hospital, Northern General Hospital, Broomfield Hospital, The Heart Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, Nottingham City Hospital, St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, Frenchay Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Salford Royal, Croydon University Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Newcastle General Hospital, James Cook University Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Jessop Hospital, Churchill Hospital, King Edward VII Orthopaedic Hospital, Sheffield, Southmead Hospital, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Derriford Hospital, Royal Derby Hospital, Norwich Radiology Academy, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Freeman Hospital, Warneford Hospital, UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, University Hospital of North Tees, Wharfedale Hospital, University Hospital of Hartlepool. Excerpt: St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a hospital in Smithfield in the City of London, England. It was founded in 1123 by Raherus or Rahere (died 1144, and entombed in the nearby priory church of St Bartholomew-the-Great), a favourite courtier of King Henry I. The Dissolution of the Monasteries did not affect the running of Barts as a hospital, but left it in a precarious position by remo...