The Meriden Hospital
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The Meriden Hospital | |
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BMI Healthcare | |
The Meriden Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Walsgrave Coventry, West Midlands, England |
Coordinates | 52°25′24″N 1°26′18″W / 52.4233°N 1.4383°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
The Meriden Hospital is a private hospital run by BMI Healthcare. It is situated adjacent to the University Hospital Coventry, Walsgrave, Coventry, England.
History
The hospital, which was designed to have 48 beds and was built at a cost of £25 million, opened in February 2006.[1] In April 2013 it was accused of instructing doctors to delay NHS operations to encourage patients to go private instead.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "First patients sample new private hospital". Coventry Live. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Private Coventry hospital rapped for delaying NHS operations". Coventry Live. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2018.