Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Main entrance
Shown in Buckinghamshire
Geography
Location	Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	369
History
Opened	1832
Links
Website	www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital located on the parish borders of Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England. It is managed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

It was established in 1830 as a cholera hospital intentionally on the parish border between the neighbouring village of Stoke Mandeville and the town of Aylesbury to serve the residents of both settlements.^[1]

The hospital's National Spinal Injuries Centre is one of the largest specialist spinal units in the world, and the pioneering rehabilitation work carried out there by Sir Ludwig Guttmann led to the development of the Paralympic Games. Mandeville, one of the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in London, was named in honour of the hospital's contribution to Paralympic sports.^[2]