University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100 Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
German Hospital Service
Destouchesstr. 1 Munchen, Bayern (Germany)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
162 City Road London, Greater London (UK)
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park South Australia (Australia)
Heatherwood Hospital
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Total Number Of Beds : 42
Other Facilities
- CT/MRI
Description
Facilities include
14bedded orthopaedic day surgery unit and 28 elective orthopaedic beds
A Minor Injuries Unit with approximately 20000 attendances per year
A Childrens Centre open 8am 6pm for direct referrals and GPs accessing outpatients
Six theatres a shortstay surgery unit day surgery unit and endoscopy suite
Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy
Diagnostics including MRI and CT scanner
the Ascot Birthing Centre
The Ascot Birthing Centre is a standalone midwiferyled birthing unit situated on Ward 7 This unit is available for prospective mothers who fall into the low risk category For more information please see the Maternity Services Heatherwood pages under For Patients
Heatherwood offers a coinoperated wheelchair loan service These wheelchairs which can be collected from the porters lodge by the chapel cost pound1 and will assist visitors and carers to transport less mobile patients around the site The pound1 fee is fully refundable on return of the wheelchair to the original collection point
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Support Groups A Lifeline for People in the Early Stages of Alzheimers Disease
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