Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool
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This hospital is part of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
General hospital information
- Number of beds: 147
- % of single rooms: 56%
- Total parking spaces: 379
- Average parking fee per hour: £2.90
Address & description
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist heart and lung services to the people of Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, North Wales and the Isle of Man and serves an adult population of over 2.8 million.
The Trust is one of the largest and busiest cardiothoracic hospitals in the country and has consistently won claim for its high standards of patient care and dignity. For the 5th year in succession it has been rated the best performing hospital in the country for 'overall patient care'. Our hospital at a glance:
- A £46 million major site development has recently been completed which has improved facilities and the environment for its patients and staff.
- The Trust has the largest Critical Care Unit in the U.K. with over 40 beds.
- Zero MRSA bacteraemia in the financial year April 08 – March 09.
- In 2009 the Trust hosted an International Aortic Symposium and the National Cardiovascular Intervention Meeting (PCI Live ’09).
- Performance ratings 2008/09 rated the Trust 'Good' for Quality of Services and ‘Good’ for Quality of Financial Management.
- The Trust was authorised as an NHS Foundation Trust on the 1st December 2009.
Further information on our hospital and its services can be found on the website www.lhch.nhs.uk
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Accident & Emergency services at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
cardiac services (heart attack) |
National average | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital |
N/A
 The National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) states that 75% of eligible heart attack patients in England should receive thrombolytic drugs within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital. Read more about this indicator.
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75% |
| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help |
N/A
This standard reflects the combined performance of the ambulance service, general practitioners (GPs) and hospitals and is the most relevant overall indicator of care of heart attack patients. It encourages collaborative working across all relevant NHS organisations, particularly between ambulance services and hospitals to reduce delays to thrombolytic treatment. The call for professional help will usually be direct to the ambulance service but may be to a GP or NHS Direct. The Department of Health has set NHS organisations in England the target of 68% of patients receiving thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for professional help. Read more about this indicator
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68% |
| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
98%
An interim good practice standard of 90 minutes from arrival at an interventional hospital to the time when the blocked artery is reopened (door to balloon time) has been established for provision of primary angioplasty, based on international guidelines.
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90% |
| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
| Asprin | 100% | 99% |
| Beta blocker | 100% | 96% |
| Statins | 100% | 97% |
| ACE inhibitor | 100% | 94% |
| Clopidogrel | 99% | 95% |