Darlington Memorial Hospital

Name :

Darlington Memorial Hospital

Address  :

Hollyhurst Road

Town  :

Darlington

State  :

County Durham

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

DL3 6HX

Phone  :

01325 380100

Fax  :

01325 743200

Web URL  :

Darlington Memorial Hospital
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Neurologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray

Description

This is the main hospital for treating seriously ill and injured patients for the south of County Durham as well as Darlington It provides major acute services to a population of approximately 130000

The hospital provides a full range of outpatient clinics and diagnostics inpatient surgery childrens services and consultant led maternity services It has the latest MRI and cardiac catheterisation facilities and handles emergency trauma surgery and other major surgery

The hospital is situated on the A68 and has onsite car parking for patients and visitors It is serviced by a number of local bus routes and is within walking distance of the town centre You can also travel between our hospital sites on the interhospital shuttle bus
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