Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3PE |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 187[1] |
| Speciality | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| History | |
| Founded | 1991 as The Cardiothoracic Centre Liverpool; 2008 as Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital |
| Links | |
| Website |
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| Type of Trust | |
|---|---|
| NHS Foundation Trust | |
| Trust Details | |
| Type | Hospital |
| Revenue £000 | 112,036 GBP 2012/13 [2] |
| Operating surplus/(deficit) £000 | (2,483) [2] |
| Employees | 1,436 [2] |
| Chair | Neil Large |
| Chief Executive | Jane Tomkinson |
| Slogan | Excellent, compassionate and safe care for every patient, every day. |
| Links | |
| Website | Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital |
| Care Quality Commission reports | CQC |
| Monitor | Monitor |
| Wiki-Links | National Health Service |
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) is a major specialist cardiothoracic hospital and NHS foundation trust located in the suburb of Broadgreen; in the city of Liverpool, England. The hospital shares its site and buildings with the adjacent Broadgreen Hospital, and is sometimes referred to informally as Broadgreen due to its location. LHCH serves the population of Merseyside, North West England, North Wales and the Isle of Man but also provides services for patients from all areas of the United Kingdom performing up to 12,000 procedures a year.[3] It is one of several specialist hospitals located within the Liverpool City Region, alongside Liverpool Women's Hospital, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, The Walton Centre, and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Services
The services the hospital provides services include the following:
- Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
- Pacemakers and ICD (Implantable Cardiac Device)
- Electro-Physiology (EP) Ablation
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG)
- Heart Valve Replacements
- Aortic Aneurysm Operations
- Thoracic Operations
- Upper GI Operations
- Respiratory Medicine (including Adult Cystic Fibrosis)
- Respiratory procedures
- Cancer Services
Awards
- Chief Nursing Officer Summit Award 2014: Compassion in Practice Award [4]
- Joint first for Clinical Digital Maturity Index 2013 [5]
- Best Hospital Provider 2012 [6]
- Enhancing Patient Dignity 2012 [7]
- Quality and Productivity 2011 [8]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.cqc.org.uk/directory/rbqhq
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Annual Accounts 2012/13. http://www.lhch.nhs.uk/Library/About-LHCH/Publications/annual_reports/LHCH%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202012%2013.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LHCH. What We Do. http://lhch.nhs.uk/About-Us/What_We_Do.aspx, 2013.
- ↑ National Award for Heart and Chest Specialists. http://www.lhch.nhs.uk/News/News_2014/chiefnursingofficersummit.aspx
- ↑ E-Health 4 Nov 2013. http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/EHI/9007/ehi-intelligence-launches-cdmi
- ↑ Health Service Journal 21 Nov 2013. http://www.hsj.co.uk/resource-centre/supplements/hsj-awards-2012-cutting-edge-thinkers-triumph/5052044.article
- ↑ Nursing Times 2012. http://www.ntawards.co.uk/513691
- ↑ Health Service Journal 2011. http://www.hsj.co.uk/Journals/2011/11/17/d/o/p/HSJ-Awards-winners-supplement.pdf