Wirral Women and Children's Hospital
{{Short description|Hospital in Merseyside, England}}
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{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Wirral Women and Children's Hospital
| Org/Group = Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Image = Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral (2).JPG
| Caption = Main entrance to Wirral Women and Children's Hospital with the Superabbeyroad mini-Superlambanana in the foreground.
| map_type = Merseyside
| map_caption = Shown in Merseyside
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| Location = Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral. Merseyside CH49 5PE
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| Country = UK
| Coordinates = {{coord|53.370126|N|3.095653|W|source:itouchmap|display=inline,title}}
| HealthCare = Public NHS
| Type = Specialist/Teaching
| Speciality = Gynaecology, Maternity, Paediatrics.
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| Affiliation = University of Liverpool School of Medical Education
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| Website = {{URL|http://www.wuth.nhs.uk}}
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Wirral Women and Children's Hospital is located on the Arrowe Park Hospital campus, in Upton, Wirral, Merseyside and was founded following a redevelopment of the maternity and gynaecology wing of Arrowe Park Hospital. Although now considered a separate hospital, it remains managed by Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The original maternity and gynaecology unit was opened by, and dedicated to, the Duchess of Westminster.{{cite web|url=http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7438312.Smokers_face_ban_from_hospital_entrance______/|title=Smokers face ban from hospital entrance|date=2 October 1997|publisher=Wirral Globe|accessdate=23 September 2018}} Phased redevelopment work that would see the children's wards and outpatient department move from the main hospital building over to the maternity and gynaecology annexe began in 2009.{{cite news |last=Manning |first=Craig |date=2009-07-20 |title=Tranmere manager Barnes opens Arrowe Park Hospital's new children's department |url=http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/4502382.Tranmere_manager_Barnes_opens_Arrowe_Park_Hospital_s_new_children_s_department/ |newspaper=Wirral Globe |accessdate=2014-02-05}} In March 2011, the remodelled Wirral Women and Children's Hospital was officially reopened by the Countess of Wessex.{{cite web |title=Heart Wirral Radio 97.1 Countess of Wessex opens new hospital |url=http://www.heart.co.uk/wirral/news/local/countess-wessex-opens-new-hospital/ |accessdate=2013-02-28}}
In 2012, the Wirral Women and Children's Hospital featured in the BBC Two documentary series The Midwives.{{cite web |title=RCM Midwives Magazine The Midwives begins tonight |url=http://www.rcm.org.uk/midwives/news/the-midwives-begins-tonight/ |accessdate=2013-03-10}}
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External links
- [http://www.wuth.nhs.uk Official site]
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 2011
Category:Hospitals in Merseyside