Aintree University Hospital
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Aintree University Hospital (colloquially known as Fazakerley Hospital) is a National Health Service hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool. It is part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
| Aintree University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group | |
 Aintree University Hospital | |
 Shown in Merseyside | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, England |
| Coordinates | 53.461606°N 2.943427°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Major Trauma Centre |
| Beds | 712[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
In 1898 Liverpool Corporation acquired land from the Harbreck estate with which to build a hospital.[2] The hospital, initially known as the "City Hospital North, Fazakerley, for Infectious Diseases" opened in 1906.[3] During the First World War, the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 1st Western General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties.[2] It became the "Fazakerley Infectious Hospital" in 1947 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, became the Fazakerley Hospital in 1968.[3] The maternity unit was completed in 1969 and, after a major-rebuilding programme, the hospital reopened as the "Fazakerley District General Hospital" in 1974.[3] It became the "University Hospital Aintree" in 1999.[3]
In July 2016 the hospital, together with the Walton Centre, became the single receiving site for major trauma patients in Merseyside.[4] An expanded urgent care and trauma centre was officially opened by the Duke of Cambridge in September 2017.[5]
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