Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
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{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
| Org/Group = Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Image = Looking towards the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.JPG
| Caption = Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
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| Location = Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3PE
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| HealthCare = Public NHS
| Type = Specialist
| Speciality = Cardiothoracic Surgery
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| Emergency = No
| Affiliation= University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University
| Founded = 1991 as The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool; 2008 as Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
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| Website = {{URL|www.lhch.nhs.uk}}
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| Coordinates = {{coord|53.4106|N|2.9014|W|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Merseyside
| map_caption = Location in Merseyside
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The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Liverpool. It is one of several specialist hospitals located within the Liverpool City Region, alongside Liverpool Women's Hospital, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, the Walton Centre, Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. It is managed by the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital was established as the Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool in 1991.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/britains-best-hospitals-a-patients-guide-798352.html|title=Britains best hospitals: a patients guide|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=20 September 2018}} Ricky Tomlinson, the actor and comedian, had heart surgery at the hospital in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7053221.stm |title=Actor Tomlinson has heart surgery|publisher=BBC News|date=19 October 2007|access-date=20 September 2018}} It became the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital at a renaming ceremony led by Sir Ken Dodd in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/doddy-helps-rename-hospital-3480375|title=Doddy helps rename hospital|date=4 July 2008|publisher=Liverpool Echo|access-date=20 September 2018}}
In 2016, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital became the first specialist hospital within the United Kingdom to be awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lhch.nhs.uk/news-archive/2016/september/lhch-becomes-first-specialist-trust-to-be-rated-as-outstanding/|title=LHCH becomes first specialist trust to be rated as 'Outstanding|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Care Quality Commission|access-date=20 September 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RBQ|title=Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Care Quality Commission|access-date=20 September 2018}}
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External links
- [http://www.lhch.nhs.uk/ Official site]
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Category:NHS hospitals in England