Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Hospital in Thomas Drive, Liverpool

53°24′38″N 2°54′05″W / 53.4106°N 2.9014°W / 53.4106; -2.9014OrganisationCare systemPublic NHSTypeSpecialistAffiliated universityUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores UniversityServicesEmergency departmentNoBeds187^[1]SpecialityCardiothoracic SurgeryHistoryOpened1991 as The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool; 2008 as Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalLinksWebsitewww.lhch.nhs.uk

The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Liverpool. 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, Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. It is managed by the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital was established as the Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool in 1991.^[2] Ricky Tomlinson, the actor and comedian, had heart surgery at the hospital in 2007.^[3] It became the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital at a renaming ceremony led by Sir Ken Dodd in 2008.^[4]

In 2016, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital became the first specialist hospital within the United Kingdom to be awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Directory". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Britains best hospitals: a patients guide". The Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Actor Tomlinson has heart surgery". BBC News. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Doddy helps rename hospital". Liverpool Echo. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "LHCH becomes first specialist trust to be rated as 'Outstanding". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2018.