London Welbeck Hospital
The London Welbeck Hospital is a private hospital at 27 Welbeck Street, London. Established in the early 1900s, it has specialised in cosmetic surgery since the 1990s. The address 27 Welbeck Street was a nursing home in the early 1900s. It was popular with aristocracy and even royalty. First named The Welbeck Hospital then London Welbeck Hospital, the company name is Welbeck Health Care ltd.
In 1984 a Kuwaiti company, Kuwaiti investments, bought the leasehold. At that time Kuwaiti investments owned the "Devonshire Hospital" in Devonshire Street London. They bought it from a solicitor who was running the clinic for the termination of pregnancies. The Kuwaiti company refurbished the clinic in 1984, and implemented a large plant room for lithotripter and made substantial changes, including operating theatres, and advanced the general structure to accommodate surgery of a more serious nature, and lithotripter work. Some difficulties arose after 1984/85, and the Kuwaitis quickly closed and sold, within a matter of weeks.
In 1985/6 a Mr Patel became the proprietor, and arranged the sale of the lithotripter centre to an Iranian Doctor, Reza Ghanadian (now deceased). Dr Ghanadian opened the Clinic as a clinic for cosmetic surgery. In about 1988/89 the Clinic was closed down for 2 years by the then Bloomsbury Health Authority, for unlicensed treatment. It opened again in the 90s. The Clinic has been managed by the wife of the deceased since his death.
Appearances
The hospital has featured in many television programmes about cosmetic surgery. These programmes include:
- Extreme Makeover
- 10 Years Younger
- Cosmetic Surgery Live
- Bride and Bride Groom
- Boob Envy
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Coordinates: 51°31′06″N 0°08′59″W / 51.5182°N 0.1496°W