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
Annual volume
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
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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Top hospital — Wirral
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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