Bristol Heart Institute

Details

Name :

Bristol Heart Institute

Address  :

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol Royal Infirmary

Town  :

Bristol

State  :

Bristol

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

BS2 8HW

Phone  :

0117 342 6551

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
Facilities

Description

The Bristol Heart Institute is a new pound61m state of the art hospital that brings cardiology and cardiac surgery services together under one roof for the first time in Bristol

The centre includes three catheter laboratories and a state of the art hybrid theatre three inpatient wards for cardiac patients a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit CICU Coronary Care Unit and an outpatients department

The BHI opened to patients in May 2009 and in an average year the centre will carry out around 1700 heart operations perform 4000 cardiology procedures and treat around 15000 outpatients

The centre is linked to the Bristol Royal Infirmary through theatres and the CICU

The hospital has been designed in partnership with patients staff and the public and will deliver a full range of diagnostic and interventional treatments for heart conditions including primary angioplasty to the people of Bristol the South West and beyond
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