Countess Of Chester Hospital

Name :

Countess Of Chester Hospital

Address  :

The Countess Of Chester Health Park
Liverpool Road

Town  :

Chester

State  :

Cheshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

CH2 1UL

Phone  :

01244 365000

Fax  :

01244 365292

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • ENT
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 600


Description

Overview
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a 600 bed single site General Hospital located on the outskirts of Chester We provide a range of medical services to more than 425000 patients per year from an area covering Western Cheshire Ellesmere Port Neston and North Wales

Patient Care is our primary focus and our aim is to be the preferred Hospital of Choice for both our traditional community and a wider area We are continually striving to reduce our waiting times and improve patient care wherever possible

Our strategic vision
As you will know the NHS is facing some tough times and the Countess is no different To meet these challenges the Trusts three year strategic vision is quotto transform our services to deliver the highest quality safest patient care through committed and capable peoplequot

The Trust has established six key strategic objectives to achieve our vision

We will strive for excellence in the quality of care and patient experience and reduce the incidence of harm

We will transform the way we deliver services by maximising our operational efficiency and productivity and exploiting new technologies

We will work closely with our partners to create better care pathways for patients

We will live our values and work with and develop our staff to continuously improve our services

We will ensure our continued financial viability and get better value for money for every pound we spend

We will meet all the standards and targets of our regulators and commissioners
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