Aintree University Hospital

Aintree University Hospital (colloquially known as Fazakerley Hospital) is a National Health Service hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool. It is part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.

Aintree University Hospital
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Aintree University Hospital
Shown in Merseyside
Geography
Location	Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, England
Coordinates	53.461606°N 2.943427°W / 53.461606; -2.943427
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University Edge Hill University
Services
Emergency department	Major Trauma Centre
Beds	712[1]
History
Opened	1898
Links
Website	www.uhliverpool.nhs.uk
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

In 1898 Liverpool Corporation acquired land from the Harbreck estate with which to build a hospital.^[2] The hospital, initially known as the "City Hospital North, Fazakerley, for Infectious Diseases" opened in 1906.^[3] During the First World War, the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 1st Western General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties.^[2] It became the "Fazakerley Infectious Hospital" in 1947 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, became the Fazakerley Hospital in 1968.^[3] The maternity unit was completed in 1969 and, after a major-rebuilding programme, the hospital reopened as the "Fazakerley District General Hospital" in 1974.^[3] It became the "University Hospital Aintree" in 1999.^[3]

In July 2016 the hospital, together with the Walton Centre, became the single receiving site for major trauma patients in Merseyside.^[4] An expanded urgent care and trauma centre was officially opened by the Duke of Cambridge in September 2017.^[5]