Care system Public NHS Emergency department No Number of beds 187 | Hospital type Specialist Speciality Cardiothoracic Surgery | |
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Affiliated university University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University Affiliated universities University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University | ||
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) is a major specialist cardiothoracic hospital and NHS foundation trust located in the suburb of Broadgreen within 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. It serves the population of Merseyside, North West England, North Wales and the Isle of Man but also provides some specialist services for patients from all areas of the United Kingdom performing up to 12,000 procedures a year.
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LHCH 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.
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.
Services
The services the hospital provides services include:
Performance
It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 1335 full-time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 4.13%. 92% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 69% recommended it as a place to work.
The Care Quality Commission awarded LHCH an 'Outstanding' rating following their inspection in summer 2016.