Lytham Hospital

Details

Name :

Lytham Hospital

Address  :

Warton Street

Town  :

Lytham St Annes

State  :

Lancashire

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

FY8 5EE

Phone  :

01253 303953

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

Lytham is a community hospital that serves residents from across the Fylde Coast who require inpatient or outpatient care The unit has thirty beds across two wards offering acute services for inpatients and day cases in general orthopaedic dental and podiatric surgery The hospital also provides many outpatient clinics For more information contact the outpatients department on 01253 303976
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