Westmorland General Hospital

Telephone: 01539 732288
Address: Burton Rd, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Website: http://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

5 out of 5 stars

Based on 25 ratings for this hospital

Overview

“We will be the best – giving excellent compassionate care to the people of Morecambe Bay.”

Westmorland General Hospital is operated by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - which provides a comprehensive range of acute and support hospital services for around 350,000 people across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The Trust operates from three main hospital sites - Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital in Barrow and Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal - serving a population spread across an area of over 1,000 square miles. It is also responsible for outpatient services at Ulverston Community Health Centre and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe.

Each of its hospitals is staffed by highly committed teams of doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and support workers, delivering a range of general hospital services and striving to give excellent, compassionate care to the people of Morecambe Bay.

Westmorland General Hospital provides a wide range of services including a 24 hour *Primary Care Assessment Service (PCAS), *GP led medical care, Chemotherapy Unit, Renal Unit, Breast Screening Unit, Cardiac Catheterisation Lab, Midwife-led Maternity Unit, Elective Surgical services, Outpatient and Diagnostic services, including pathology, radiology and endoscopy, and allied health services departments, such as Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pharmacy services.

For more information please visit: http://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/hospitals/westmorland-general-hospital/

*Service provided by Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We place great value in the fact that local people continue to choose our hospitals. You can join our Trust as a public member, this will enable you to be kept informed on developments, more information is available at http://www.mbht.nhs.uk/trust/

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General contact details

trusthq@mbht.nhs.uk

Westmorland General Hospital
Burton Rd
Kendal
LA9 7RG

Tel: 01539 732288
Fax: 01539 740852

Website: http://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

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Latest reviews of this hospital

The Best

I could write hundred of words of praise about the staff at this Cardiac Unit and it still would not be enough. They are the absolute b...

22 April 2013

Care during and after hip operation.

I have just had a hip replacement on Level Three at Kendal and am now back home. I found every member of staff on the unit I was in was ...

22 March 2013

Bunion Operation 13/3/13 - Susan Smith

The staff on this ward are a superb team. They are a caring body of people to whom nothing appears to be too much trouble when caring for...

15 March 2013

General Surgery Day patient

From the moment I was admitted to discharge time all the staff were brilliant, I cannot fault any part of my care or tretment. In the day...

27 February 2013

Appointments Disaster - AGAIN

I was referred by my optician and my GP to have a cataract removed. I went through the 'online system' so I could choose which hospital I...

4 February 2013

Quality of service at Westmorland General Hospital

Registration status - Site level

Licensed

SiteIsHospitalClean

As expected - 9.14

MRSA - Number of weeks since last case

New information coming soon

MRSA - 12 week rolling total

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CDiff - 12 week rolling total

New information coming soon

SiteOverallCare

As expected - 8.46 out of 10

Patient feedback - would recommend to a friend

Responding to patient safety alerts

Poor - Some alerts not signed off after deadline

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Last updated on 14 August 2012.

Information supplied by University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust