Aintree University Hospital

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Aintree University Hospital
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Aintree University Hospital
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Shown in Merseyside
Geography
LocationLower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, England
Coordinates 53°27′42″N2°56′36″W / 53.461606°N 2.943427°W / 53.461606; -2.943427
Organisation
Care system NHS England
Type Teaching
Affiliated university
Services
Emergency department Yes – Major Trauma Centre
Beds712 [1]
History
Opened1898
Links
Website www.aintreehospital.nhs.uk
Lists Hospitals in England

Aintree University Hospital (colloquially known as Fazakerley Hospital) is a National Health Service hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool. It is managed by the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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History

In 1898 Liverpool Corporation acquired land from the Harbreck estate with which to build a hospital. [2] The hospital, initially known as the "City Hospital North, Fazakerley, for Infectious Diseases" opened in 1906. [3] During the First World War, the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 1st Western General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties. [2] It became the "Fazakerley Infectious Hospital" in 1947 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, became the Fazakerley Hospital in 1968. [3] The maternity unit was completed in 1969 and, after a major-rebuilding programme, the hospital reopened as the "Fazakerley District General Hospital" in 1974. [3] It became the "University Hospital Aintree" in 1999. [3]

In July 2016 the hospital, together with the Walton Centre, became the single receiving site for major trauma patients in Merseyside. [4] An expanded urgent care and trauma centre was officially opened by the Duke of Cambridge in September 2017. [5]

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References

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