▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁vision ▁and ▁commit ment ▁of ▁its ▁founder . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁was ▁formed , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mars den ▁became ▁a ▁post - grad uate ▁teaching ▁hospital . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁expand ▁to ▁treat ▁more ▁patients ▁and ▁train ▁more ▁do ctors , ▁a ▁second ▁hospital ▁in ▁S utton , ▁London ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁just ▁before ▁ 1 : 3 0 pm , ▁a ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁plant ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁hospital , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁all ▁patients ▁and ▁staff ▁from ▁the ▁unit . ▁The ▁entire ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Wing ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁burn ed ▁through , ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁floor ▁was ▁also ▁affected . ▁Five ▁operating ▁the at res ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁w ards ▁were ▁put ▁out ▁of ▁action . ▁The ▁smoke ▁was ▁visible ▁for ▁miles ▁around . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁staff ▁and ▁out pat ients , ▁ 7 9 ▁in pat ients ▁- ▁ 3 7 ▁of ▁them ▁bed ded ▁- ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Royal ▁B rom pton ▁Hospital , ▁some ▁being ▁carried ▁on ▁hospital ▁mat tr esses ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁emer gency ▁services ▁and ▁do ctors . ▁ ▁Two ▁patients ▁were ▁still ▁under going