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University Hospital of Wales

Teaching hospital of Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales

University Hospital of Wales, also known as the Heath Hospital, is a major 1,000-bed hospital in the Heath district of Cardiff, Wales. UHW is a teaching hospital of Cardiff University School of Medicine. Construction started in 1963, with the official opening in 1971. It was Europe's first fully integrated hospital and medical school, at a cost of £22 million.

The hospital is the third largest University Hospital in the UK and the largest hospital in Wales. The hospital was previously managed by Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust. In 2009 the Trust was dissolved and the hospital is now managed by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The modular building currently houses a multi-disciplinary model of care, staff including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, pharmacists, healthcare support workers, and registered nurses are all working in the three-story facility. Lakeside Wing accommodates up to 400 beds. The hospital has special departments for transplants, accidents, and emergencies.

Visit website: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals-and-health-centres/our-hospitals/uhw/

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See also: Health Organisation Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - Local health board of NHS Wales for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan since Oct 1, 2009

Details last updated 26-Apr-2022

University Hospital of Wales News

Survival and recovery post cardiac arrest is independent of lowering of body temperatures

Survival and recovery post cardiac arrest is independent of lowering of body temperatures

BBC - 16-Jun-2021

A&E bases clinical trial on body temperature in critical patients conducted