University Hospital Coventry
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University Hospital Coventry is a large National Health Service
(NHS) hospital situated in the Walsgrave
area of Coventry
, West Midlands
, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. It has a large, progressive accident & emergency department providing a trauma service to Coventry and Warwickshire, and is one of the largest of its kind outside of London.
The hospital was built under a PFI
to replace both the Walsgrave Hospital and the Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital. Construction started in July 2002 and the hospital opened in July 2006. The building is 5 stories high and ¼ mile long. It has 1,250 beds and 27 operating theatres.
is a private hospital
run by BMI Healthcare
. It is situated within the hospital site opposite to the NHS hospital.
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
(NHS) hospital situated in the Walsgrave
Walsgrave
Walsgrave-on-Sowe is a village located about 3 miles north-east of Coventry, West Midlands in England. It was built on marsh lands, although it now sees very little flooding. However, due to urban growth, it is now an outer suburb of Coventry, near to Ansty and Shilton...
area of Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the city centre. It is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. It has a large, progressive accident & emergency department providing a trauma service to Coventry and Warwickshire, and is one of the largest of its kind outside of London.
The hospital was built under a PFI
Private Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
to replace both the Walsgrave Hospital and the Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital. Construction started in July 2002 and the hospital opened in July 2006. The building is 5 stories high and ¼ mile long. It has 1,250 beds and 27 operating theatres.
BMI Meriden Hospital
The Meriden HospitalThe Meriden Hospital
The Meriden Hospital is a private hospital run by BMI Healthcare. It is situated adjacent to University Hospital Coventry, Walsgrave, Coventry, England....
is a private hospital
Private hospital
A private hospital is a hospital owned by a profit company or a non-profit organisation and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, or by foreign embassies. This practice is very common in the United States and Australia...
run by BMI Healthcare
BMI Healthcare
General Healthcare Group PLC is a British healthcare company. It owns BMI Healthcare, the UKs largest private hospital group, and is the major shareholder of CARE Fertility...
. It is situated within the hospital site opposite to the NHS hospital.