| The Alexandra Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Circle Health | |
 Entrance, Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°23′48″N2°12′59″W / 53.396787°N 2.216403°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1981 |
The Alexandra Hospital is a private hospital in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, operated by Circle Health. It is the largest private hospital in the UK outside London. [1]
The facility was founded in 1981, [2] and has treated a number of notable patients, including Russell Watson, [3] Fabrice Muamba, [4] and Alex Ferguson. [5] Matt Busby died in the hospital in 1994. [6]
Over 600 consultants work from the hospital, offering a range of services including Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Fertility treatment, an imaging suite including CT and MRI, seven operating theatres, and a 5-bed intensive care unit. The hospital has 128 beds, all in individual en-suite rooms. [7]
The hospital's latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission found most aspects of care to be 'Good', but the safety of its intensive care facility was judged as 'Requires Improvement'. [8]
In 2016, the hospital was criticised for employing an anaesthetics nurse who had forged her qualifications. [9] [10]