Whiston Hospital

Whiston Hospital
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
A&E entrance of Whiston Hospital
Location within Merseyside
Geography
Location	Warrington Road, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 5DR
Coordinates	53°25′15″N 2°47′16″W / 53.42085°N 2.78768°W / 53.42085; -2.78768
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Edge Hill University
Services
Emergency department	A&E, burn center
Beds	956[1]
Speciality	Burns and Plastic Surgery
History
Opened	1843 as Prescot Union Workhouse
Links
Website	sthk.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/whiston-hospital

Whiston Hospital is an acute general hospital in Whiston, Merseyside, though its postal address places it in adjacent Prescot. The hospital is managed by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.