Future
Its long term aim is to provide emergency and acute medical care at the site, with all general surgeries and other services being provided at Mount Vernon Hospital.
Since 1967, the condition of the hospital building has deteriorated rapidly, particularly the tape framed windows and roofing. Some wards have been refurbished as part of an ongoing plan to improve the hospital. It is in the middle of plans to rebuild the hospital, and is talks with government departments and private companies to make this happen.
In March 2012, it was announced that a new urgent care centre would be opened close to the main hospital building as part of a £12 million improvement programme, funded by the Department of Health. The current medical assessment unit will be expanded from 30 to 45 beds, and be moved to be beside the Accident & Emergency department. The new urgent care centre has been designed to alleviate some of the current pressure on the A&E department.
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