Northern General Hospital

Name :

Northern General Hospital

Address  :

Herries Road

Town  :

Sheffield

State  :

South Yorkshire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

S5 7AU

Phone  :

0114 2434343

Fax  :

0114 256 0472

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Orthopedics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Vascular Surgeon
  • X-Ray
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 1100


Description

The Northern General Hospital situated in the north of Sheffield is home to the citys adult accident and emergency department A separate accident and emergency department for children can be found at the Sheffield Childrens Hospital

The Northern General is the largest hospital campus within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spanning 100 acres It is situated approximately three miles from the hospitals at the central campus and is easily accessed via the M1 motorway

The hospital has over 1100 beds and employs more than 6000 staff Together with the other hospitals managed by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals a wide range of specialist services are provided including orthopaedics renal heart and lung services and a state of the art purpose built Spinal Injuries Unit
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