The Duke of Westminster has praised work to create “state-of-the-art” facilities at University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool as he officially opened a new £34 million centre.
The Duke toured the Elective Care Centre, which houses day surgery theatres, outpatient clinics and an endoscopy centre, on Thursday, 17 February. Creating the Elective Care Centre enabled the transfer of acute services from the former Walton Hospital, which has now closed.
The centre includes operating theatre suites, more than 40 consultation rooms, a radiology department and the endoscopy centre. A link bridge connects it to the main hospital, giving swift access to the full range of back up services.
The Duke toured the centre and was told by staff how technology was helping them to provide new types of treatment to patients, before officially declaring the centre open at a reception attended by 50 staff and VIP guests.
His Grace said: “This is a very impressive health facility, and the work being done here is helping not just residents in Merseyside, but also many from further afield across the North West. Some of the work being done by the clinical teams is simply world-class, and this is an excellent new base for them.“
James Birrell, Chief Executive of Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: “Our staff are very committed to providing patients with the highest possible standards of quality and safety. The Elective Care Centre, and the technology it uses, gives them the tools to do the job.
“It’s no exaggeration to say that some of the services have clinical outcomes for patients which are the best in the world, and some of the research our clinicians are carrying out will help literally millions of people.
“Walton Hospital had given many decades of good service to patients, but it was showing its age, and the new Elective Care Centre will help us meet patients’ expectations of a 21st Century hospital.”
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