wards. COSMIC also funds an annual programme of training across units, and provides emotional and practical support to families with babies and children in intensive care, as well as supporting research into childhood diseases such as studies Kawasaki Disease. Transport The hospital is accessible by public transport; the nearest bus stops are "Wulfstan Street" and "Hammersmith Hospital"; the nearest tube station is East Acton (Central Line). Notable births at the hospital Alexander Aris, civil rights activist Mischa Barton, actress Sebastian Coe, athlete Benedict Cumberbatch, actor Roger Daltrey, musician. Danny Kustow (1955-2019), pop musician Dame Helen Mirren, actress (who in 1994 portrayed the hospital's namesake in The Madness of King George) Daniel Radcliffe, actor Zak Starkey, pop musician Graeme K Talboys, author Carol Thatcher, journalist Mark Thatcher, businessman See also British Lying-In Hospital List of hospitals in England Portland Hospital Samaritan Hospital for Women South London Hospital for Women and Children References Sources External links 1739 establishments in England NHS hospitals in London Maternity hospitals in the United Kingdom Hospital buildings completed in 1946 Hospital buildings completed in 1988 Hospital buildings completed in 2001 Hospitals established in 1739 Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Voluntary hospitals Women in London Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz