Countess of Chester Hospital

Countess of Chester Hospital
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Pedestrian entrance to Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester
Countess of Chester Hospital is located in Cheshire
Countess of Chester Hospital
Location in Cheshire
Geography
LocationChester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°12′31″N 2°53′55″W / 53.20861°N 2.89861°W / 53.20861; -2.89861
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universityUniversity of Liverpool School of Medicine
University of Chester
Swansea University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds625
History
Opened1829 Cheshire Lunatic Asylum
1968 West Cheshire Hospital
1984 Countess of Chester Hospital
Links
Websitewww.coch.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

The Countess of Chester Hospital is the main NHS hospital for the English city of Chester and the surrounding area. It currently has 625 beds, general medical departments and a 24-hour accident and emergency unit. It is managed by the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of the first Foundation Trusts in the UK, formed in 2004.[1] Cardiac rehabilitation services at the hospital are provided by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.[2]

  1. ^ "First foundation trusts announced". BBC News. 31 March 2004.
  2. ^ "Services – Countess Of Chester Hospital - NHS". nhs.uk. NHS. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2022.