| University Hospital Coventry | |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | |
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| The main entrance | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Warwick |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 1,250 |
| History | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.uhcw.nhs.uk/new/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital situated in the Walsgrave on Sowe area of Coventry, West Midlands, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. It has a large, progressive accident & emergency department providing a trauma service to Coventry and Warwickshire, and is one of the largest of its kind outside of London.
The hospital was built under a PFI to replace both the Walsgrave Hospital and the Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital. Construction started in July 2002 and the hospital opened in July 2006. The building is 5 stories high and ¼ mile long. It has 1,250 beds and 27 operating theatres. Unfortunately the road network servicing the site was not improved to cater with the volume of traffic that the new site generates and traffic queues at peak times are a regular occurrence, exacerbated by a congested and expensive car park.[1]
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The Meriden Hospital is a private hospital run by BMI Healthcare. It is situated within the hospital site opposite to the NHS hospital.
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