The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is a children's hospital in Oxford Road, Manchester, England. The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is managed by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital | |
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | |
Shown in Greater Manchester | |
Geography | |
Location | Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England |
Coordinates | 53°27′36″N 2°13′38″W / 53.4599645°N 2.2271186°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Funding | NHS foundation trust |
Type | Teaching, Specialist (Paediatric) |
Affiliated university | School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes, Paediatric |
Beds | 371 |
History | |
Opened | 2009 |
Links | |
Website | mft |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
A new hospital was required to replace services previously provided by the Pendlebury Children's Hospital at Pendlebury in the City of Salford, Booth Hall Children's Hospital at Blackley in north-Manchester, and neonatal care from Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester. It was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2004.[1] The new hospital, which was designed by Anshen & Allen and built by Bovis Lend Lease[2] at a cost of approximately £500 million,[3] was completed in April 2009[4] and opened in June 2009.[5] In 2013 the hospital carried out scans on Ta-Kr-Hb a mummified Egyptian woman dating from 7th or 8th century BC.[6]
The hospital has 371 beds and with 185,000 annual patient visits making it the largest and busiest children's hospital in the United Kingdom.[7][8]
RMCH is the largest children's hospital in the UK and treats 185,000 children each year.