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Countess Of Chester Hospital
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- Colon & Rectal Surgeon
- ENT
- General Surgeon
- Gynaecology
- Maxillofacial Surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Plastic Surgery
- Podiatry
- Urology
- Vascular Surgeon
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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