Morriston Hospital, Swansea
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This hospital is part of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
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Address & description
Morriston Hospital currently has 750 beds, the majority of which are housed in modern accommodation that has been built since 1981. There are Acute General Medical / Care of the Elderly (including medical sub-specialties) facilities; a well developed Trauma and Orthopaedic service and a range of General Surgical / Urological specialties.
The range of specialist tertiary services provided at Morriston Hospital now includes Renal Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery and the second Cardiac Centre in Wales. Rheumatology and Palliative Medicine are also provided to a wide catchment area. These services are supported by critical care facilities, including a 16-bedded General ITU and HDU and a range of specialist beds (e.g. 6 Neuro ICU, 10 Burns ITU / HDU, 4 Plastics HDU, 16 Cardiac ITU / HDU, 8 CCU).
Morriston Hospital is also the site of the major Accident and Emergency Department for Swansea and, with its accessibility to the South West Wales population, is recognised as the major trauma centre for South West Wales.
There is a paediatric unit with two teams caring for children undergoing plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, trauma and general medical paediatrics. The unit has a 4-bedded HDU caring for children with complex needs and there also a small outpatients department. A full range of high quality diagnostic and therapeutic services is also provided at Morriston.
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Accident & Emergency services at Morriston Hospital
cardiac services (heart attack) |
National average | |
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| 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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62% |
| 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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53% |
| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
N/A
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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68% |
| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
| Asprin | N/A | 98% |
| Beta blocker | N/A | 95% |
| Statins | N/A | 95% |
| ACE inhibitor | N/A | 91% |
| Clopidogrel | N/A | 92% |