Alexandra Hospital (Cheadle)

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The Alexandra Hospital
BMI Healthcare
Entrance, Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle - geograph.org.uk - 1901047.jpg
Entrance, Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle
Alexandra Hospital (Cheadle) is located in Greater Manchester
Alexandra Hospital (Cheadle)
Shown in Greater Manchester
Geography
LocationCheadle, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°23′48″N 2°12′59″W / 53.396787°N 2.216403°W / 53.396787; -2.216403Coordinates: 53°23′48″N 2°12′59″W / 53.396787°N 2.216403°W / 53.396787; -2.216403
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1981

The Alexandra Hospital is a private hospital in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, operated by BMI Healthcare. It is the largest private hospital in the UK outside London.[1]

History[]

The facility was founded in 1981,[2] and has treated a number of notable patients, including Russell Watson,[3] Fabrice Muamba,[4] and Alex Ferguson.[5] Matt Busby died in the hospital in 1994.[6]

Services[]

Over 600 consultants work from the hospital, offering a range of services including Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Fertility treatment, an imaging suite including CT and MRI, seven operating theatres, and a 5-bed intensive care unit. The hospital has 128 beds, all in individual en-suite rooms.[7]

The hospital's latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission found most aspects of care to be 'Good', but the safety of its intensive care facility was judged as 'Requires Improvement'.[8]

In 2016, the hospital was criticised for employing an anaesthetics nurse who had forged her qualifications.[9][10]

In 2018 The hospital was publicly praised by Sir Alex Ferguson for the great care he received following surgery for a brain tumor.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Begum, Shelina (5 July 2016). "BMI Healthcare invests £8m in flagship Alexandra Hospital". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Flagship Hospital Celebrates 35 Years of Care". BMI Healthcare. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Watson discharged from hospital". BBC News. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (13 April 2012). "Fabrice Muamba Set To Leave Hospital With Electrical Heart Device Inserted". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ Wallace, Sam (13 March 2004). "Ferguson has pacemaker". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. ^ Crist, Matthew (20 January 2018). "Matt Busby: When Football Lost Manchester United's Father Figure On This Day in 1994". The Sportsman. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  7. ^ "BMI The Alexandra Hospital - Private Hospital Manchester | BMI Healthcare UK". www.bmihealthcare.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ "BMI The Alexandra Hospital". Care Quality Commission. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ McKeegan, Alice (18 January 2016). "Nurse at The Alexandra Hospital in Cheadle is struck off after forging anaesthetics qualifications letter". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Payout over man's gastric bypass death at Alexandra Hospital". BBC News. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  11. ^ Riches, Chris (27 July 2018). "I'm lucky to be alive ...thank you, Sir Alex tells hospital medics". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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