NHS Nightingale Hospital North West
| NHS Nightingale Hospital North West | |
|---|---|
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Manchester Central Convention Complex before its conversion into NHS Nightingale North West | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Manchester Central |
| Coordinates | 53°28′34″N 2°14′51″W / 53.476132°N 2.247369°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | COVID-19 critical care |
| Services | |
| Beds | up to 1,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 April 2020 |
The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West is the third of the temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals, set up by NHS England to help to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Building
It has been constructed inside the Manchester Central Convention Complex[1] and opened on 13 April 2020.[2]
Patients
As of 4 May, a small number of patients had been treated at the hospital. Despite patient numbers remaining far below capacity, the hospital was not placed on standby like other Nightingale temporary hospitals in England, serving as a step-down facility for rehabilitation rather than an intensive care unit for patients requiring mechanical ventilation.[3]
Two patients are known to have died at the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West as of 26 May.[4]
References
- ^ "A huge new hospital in Manchester city centre is ready to take its first patients - and all this took just two weeks". Manchester Evening News. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ @MichaelMcCourt1 (13 April 2020). "1st tweet as CEO NHS Nightingale North West. Proud & thankful to be able to say we take our first patients today. In 14 days huge NHS, Army & NHS partner effort this hospital is open. A lot of attention on us but don't want to forget we are here to support an already busy NW NHS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Why the Nightingale North West isn't being put on standby like London". Manchester Evening News. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "First Covid-19 deaths reported at Nightingale North West Hospital". Manchester Evening News. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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