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Arrowe Park Hospital

📍 Wirral

University teaching hospital · founded 1938 · public

About

Arrowe Park Hospital is a large teaching hospital located in Upton, Birkenhead, UK. It is part of the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and provides a wide range of services to the local community. The hospital has over 600 beds and employs over 3,000 staff.Arrowe Park Hospital was opened in 1985 and has since become one of the leading hospitals in the UK. It is a center of excellence for a number of specialties, including cancer care, cardiology, and neurosurgery. The hospital also has a busy emergency department and a large outpatient clinic.Arrowe Park Hospital is committed to providing high-quality care to its patients. The hospital has a strong focus on patient safety and has been awarded a number of awards for its work in this area. The hospital is also committed to teaching and research and has a number of partnerships with local universities.

Legal name
Arrowe Park Hospital
Governance
Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
Employees
3,000

Capacity

Total beds 500
ICU 40
NICU 10
PICU 7
OR theatres 16
Delivery rooms 5
ED bays 20
Cath labs 3

Annual volume

Admissions / yr 46,461
Outpatient 250,000
ED visits 40,000
Births 750
Surgeries 12,500

Emergency capabilities

  • Trauma centre — Level II
  • Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
  • Door-to-balloon: 63 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
  • Door-to-needle (stroke): 39 min

Subspecialty centres

Transplant programmes

  • Cornea

All departments

  • Internal Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Emergency

Quality metrics

MetricValueBenchmark
Risk-adjusted 30d mortality 4.1% EU avg 3.0%
HAI rate per 1000 patient-days 3.6 EU avg 1.8
30d readmission rate 24% EU avg 14%
Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) -10% EU avg 76%

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Patient experience

Room categories
ward · semi-private · private
Meals
standard · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · pediatric
Chaplaincy
Christian · Muslim · Jewish
Private bathroom
private + suite rooms
Wi-Fi
Free in all rooms

Awards & rankings

  • Top hospital — Wirral

    EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services

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