Coordinates: 50°42′43″N 1°18′04″W / 50.712°N 1.301°W / 50.712; -1.301
St Mary's Hospital | |
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Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Parkhurst Road Newport Isle of Wight, United Kingdom |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Hospital type | District General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 477 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.iow.nhs.uk/index.asp?record=1 |
Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
St Mary's Hospital is a 477-bed hospital located on the outskirts of Newport on the Isle of Wight. As the only NHS hospital on the Island, all NHS services are provided or commissioned from there. Within the hospital there is also an 11 bedded private wing.
Specialist services provided at the hospital include urology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ear nose and throat (ENT), cardiology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, respiratory, dermatology, care of the elderly, rheumatology, gynaecology, maternity and paediatrics.
Public transport is provided by the number 1 bus, which runs every 6 minutes in the daytime to Newport and Cowes, along the main road.
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