The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is a children's hospital in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England. It was opened on 11 June 2009, after the closure of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (founded 1829) in Pendlebury, near Manchester, and Booth Hall Children's Hospital in Blackley, North Manchester, as well as the existing St Mary's Hospital for neonatal services previously based nearby.
The Royal is part of the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is based adjacent to the Manchester Royal Infirmary. It offers a range of specialities including oncology, haematology, bone marrow transplant, burns, genetics, and orthopaedics. The hospital has 371 beds and with 185,000 annual patient visits.
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