University Hospital Of North Durham

Name :

University Hospital Of North Durham

Address  :

North Road
Durham

Town  :

Durham

State  :

County Durham

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

DH1 5TW

Phone  :

0191 333 2333

Web URL  :

University Hospital Of North Durham
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Immunology
  • Neurologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray

Description

Opened in 2001 this major acute hospital provides services to a population of more than 250000 in County Durham The hospital provides a full range of outpatient clinics and diagnostics inpatient surgery childrens services and consultant led maternity services

It handles emergency trauma surgery and other major surgery and hosts specialist services in dermatology and plastic surgery which also treats patients from Sunderland South Tyneside and Gateshead
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