Transfer and Opening
As a consequence of Queen's opening, the nearby Oldchurch Hospital closed on 10 December 2006 and Harold Wood Hospital closed on 13 December 2006. Patients, wards and departments were successfully moved to the new hospital between 6 and 10 December 2006.
Queen's was fully operational from 20 December 2006.
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