The Hospital Club is a private members club in London for people in the creative industries. It houses a television studio, screening room, live performance space, restaurant, lounges and gallery over seven floors. The Club is at 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London on the site of an 18th century hospital.
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The Hospital Club was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen through his investment company Vulcan Inc. and musician David A. Stewart (formerly of the band Eurythmics), producer and Founder of Weapons of Mass Entertainment.
In September 2013 the Hospital Club opened the Oak Room live performance space.
The Hospital Club also hosts the h.Club 100 Awards, a national creative industries award.
The Hospital Club has had partnerships with the BFI London Film Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, D&AD and BAFTA as well as the British Fashion Council.
Events includes film previews, industry networking evenings and thought leadership talks, wine tastings, supper clubs and chef masterclasses as well as a book club and writers' salon.
Its facilities include a television studio, live performance space, 36 seat screening room, art gallery, bars, restaurant, meeting rooms and bedrooms.
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Food hygiene ratings
In 2014, the club received a zero rating for food hygiene after an inspection found mouse droppings in kitchens prompting worries of cross-contamination.
In 2015, The Hospital Club received a five star rating by the Foods Standard Agency.
History of the building
As its name suggests, for many years the building was home to St Paul's Hospital, first established in 1749.
- 1749 -- Maternity hospital for 'the distressed poor - married women only' opened
- 1915 -- War Office give premises to women medics - the Endell Street Military Hospital
- 1923 -- St Paul's Hospital moves from Red Lion Square to Endell Street
- 1948 -- Amalgamated with St Peter's to become a teaching hospital in the newly established NHS
- 1959 -- Became the first artificial kidney unit in the UK
- 1961 -- First dialysis in the UK performed at St Paul's
- 1992 -- St Paul's Hospital closed
- 1996 -- Building purchased by Paul Allen, planning submitted. Local objections to development mean the project stalls for a number of years while a compromise with residents is worked out
- 1999-2003 -- Renovation begins
- 2003 -- TV studio and gallery open
- 2004 -- Private members' club, restaurant and recording studio open
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External links
Media related to The Hospital Club at Wikimedia Commons
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