Ashford Hospital

Details

Name :

Ashford Hospital

Address  :

London Road

Town  :

Ashford

State  :

Middlesex

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

TW15 3AA

Phone  :

01784 884488

Web URL  :


Description

Ashford Hospital situated on the A30 to the west of London close to the junction 13 of the M25 and Heathrow Airport The hospital continues to provide a wide range of medical and mainly day surgical services outpatients services ophthalmology a dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit and now includes the Ashford Health Centre and Rapid Access Centre

The main centres of population served by the hospital are Ashford Staines Sunbury Shepperton Feltham Hanworth Bedfont Hampton Teddington Wraysbury and Heathrow Airport

With the recent closure of the West Wing all the wards and departments are located in buildings opened in 1995 The Education Centre is in the newest part of the building and provides a focus for training activities in the hospital including a well equipped library with computerised access and a state of the art lecture theatre
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