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Today (July 26) marks 90 years since Southend Hospital first opened its doors or, to be more accurate, 90 years since Lord Iveagh “using the latest device, of pressing an electric button”  - as was noted by one publication at the time - helped the doors of the Southend-on-Sea and District New General Hospital officially open.

Sixty members of running group have conquered the Lake District challenge; a 62-mile trek with 19,000 feet of ascent over some of England’s highest peaks.

Patients will now have essential information about the hospital at their fingertips thanks to new placemats.

A pioneering shoulder replacement operation with a 3D-printed joint has helped improve a patient’s mobility.

Broomfield Hospital’s maternity team asked new mums for feedback after they’d given birth – and one suggestion was that they’d like the Chelmsford unit to look a little less clinical and more welcoming.

Hospital staff have won two awards for helping improve the lives of patients.

The orthopaedic team at Basildon Hospital have been given the regional awards by The Royal London Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma Society for Trainer of the Year and Best Department of the Year.

A patient who was in so much pain that it left her housebound has had a life-changing device fitted.

Heart patients who are having difficulty pumping blood around their body are benefitting from nine new cardiac balloon pumps worth over £400,000.

Hospital staff who help treat the sickest patients have been presented with an award to recognise their work.

This month marks 15 years since the world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) welcomed its very first patients at Basildon Hospital.