Bishop Auckland General Hospital

Name :

Bishop Auckland General Hospital

Address  :

Cockton Hill Road

Town  :

Bishop Auckland

State  :

County Durham

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

DL14 6AD

Phone  :

01388 455000

Fax  :

01388 454127

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray

Description

Bishop Auckland Hospital opened in 2002 is a centre for planned care for a population of approximately 120000 people across County Durham and Darlington

It provides a specialist rehabilitation centre with high quality facilities highly skilled nursing staff and experienced therapists It is a centre of excellence in lowrisk hip and knee replacement operations and a full range of outpatient and diagnostics is also provided for local patients

In 2009 a new cataract centre and eye care unit was opened at the hospital delivering a full range of ophthalmology outpatient services including cataract surgery and the hospital also includes a midwifery led birth centre
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