Hexham General Hospital

Name :

Hexham General Hospital

Address  :

Corbridge Road

Town  :

Hexham

State  :

Northumberland

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

NE46 1QJ

Phone  :

0844 811 8111

Web URL  :

Hexham General Hospital
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Orthopedics
  • Pain Management
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 98


Description

Hexham General Hospital is near the town centre of Hexham

Officially opened by the Prime Minister in January 2004 the state of the art pound28 million hospital was designed by specialist healthcare architect American Jonathan Bailey It replaces the original wartime emergency medical hospital and offers the population of Tynedale a stunning modern environment in which improved services and facilities can be provided

A pound3 million surgicentre offers patients shorter waiting times for a range of operations including orthopaedics general and laparoscopic surgery ENT and urology

Specialist services provided at Hexham include a fertility clinic and a nurse led chemotherapy service The hospital has 98 inpatient beds 74 of which are single rooms with ensuite bathrooms 12 day case beds and four operating theatres
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