Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Name :

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address  :

Gawber Road

Town  :

Barnsley

State  :

South Yorkshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

S75 2EP

Phone  :

01226 730000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Pathology Lab
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 425


Description

About Us
Barnsley Hospital is among the leading NHS trusts in the country

The 425 bed hospital was built in the 1970s and serves a population of over a quarter of a million people in the Barnsley area

In 200910 the Hospital continued to provide a full range of district hospital services to the local community and surrounding area These included emergency department services outpatient clinics inpatient services and maternity and childrens services We also provide a number of specialised services including cancer and surgical services in conjunction with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Last year 200910 we cared for 71891 patients through the Emergency Department in 200910 59776 inpatients and 263703 outpatients We also undertook over half a million diagnostic tests

We are renowned not only for our top performance but also for our friendly culture firstrate environment and convenient location
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