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King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes is a private hospital in the City of Westminster in London, formerly the King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers. ==History== The hospital was established in 1899 at the suggestion of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). Agnes Keyser, a mistress of the Prince, and her sister Fanny used their house at 17 Grosvenor Crescent to help sick and wounded British Army officers who had returned from the Boer War.〔 King Edward VII became the hospital's first patron.〔(KING EDWARD VII's HOSPITAL Sister Agnes - Heritage )〕 In 1904 it officially became King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers.〔 During the First World War, the hospital was at 9 Grosvenor Gardens, where officers would be nursed; the young novelist Stuart Cloete was one of them,〔Cloete, Stuart (1972) ''A Victorian Son, an autobiography, 1897-1922''.〕 as was the future British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, who underwent a series of long operations followed by recuperation there from 1916–18, from serious wounds sustained in conflict during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.〔''Supermac''. Author: D.R. Thorpe. Publisher: Chatto & Windus. Published: 9 September 2010. Retrieved: 1 February 2014.〕 In 1930, the hospital was awarded a Royal Charter.〔(Charity Commission - 208944 - KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL SISTER AGNES )〕 In 1941 the interior of the building was badly damaged by bombing, and Sister Agnes died from natural causes.〔 In 1948 the hospital moved to Beaumont Street.〔 It was officially opened on 15 October by Queen Mary. In 2000 the hospital and charity changed its name to King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes. Originally a hospital for officers, today it is a private hospital which supports the treatment of all ranks of former servicemen, as well as the general public.〔 In recent years, the hospital has been used by various members of the British Royal Family. Previous royal patients at the hospital include Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Charles, Prince of Wales. In December 2013 it was announced that the hospital had received a donation of £30 million from Michael Uren. In October 2014 Zambian President Michael Sata died at the age of 77 at the hospital, after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. It generates revenue per bed of £347,000 a year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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