Broadgreen Hospital

Broadgreen Hospital
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Shared Broadgreen Hospital and Liverpool University Dental Hospital main entrance
Location in Merseyside
Geography
Location Thomas Drive, Broadgreen, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 3LB.
Coordinates 53°24′39″N 2°53′55″W / 53.4108°N 2.8986°W / 53.4108; -2.8986Coordinates: 53°24′39″N 2°53′55″W / 53.4108°N 2.8986°W / 53.4108; -2.8986
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university

University of Liverpool,

Liverpool John Moores University
Services
Emergency department No
Beds 180[1]
Speciality Diagnostic Treatment Centre, Urology, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation.
Links
Website www.rlbuht.nhs.uk

Broadgreen Hospital is a teaching hospital in the suburb of Broadgreen in the city of Liverpool, England. The hospital, alongside the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool University Dental Hospital in the city centre is managed by the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

Original entrance, Broadgreen Hospital
Alexandra Wing, Broadgreen Hospital

The hospital was established as an epileptic home known as the Highfield Infirmary in 1903. It became the Highfield Sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers in 1922, the Broadgreen Sanatorium in 1929 and, on joining the National Health Service it became the Broadgreen Hospital in 1946.[2] Following a review of local health care provisions within the city in 1989, and the ongoing reforms of the NHS, the government of the day opted to close the hospital's accident and emergency department and centralise the facility at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.[3][4]

Notable patients

Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool Football Club manager, died at the hospital in September 1981 after suffering a heart attack.[5]

Facilities

Non-clinical facilities provided at the hospital include a café operated by Royal Voluntary Service,[6] free cash points,[6] a restaurant[6] and some vending machines.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool". National Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Broadgreen Hospital accident and emergency unit: allegations of intimidation". Hansard. 25 March 1993. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Closure of Broadgreen Hospital accident and emergency unit". Hansard. 29 June 1995. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly dies – archive, 1981". 26 July 2018. 29 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Official Site". NHS. 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
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