John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Headington
Oxford OX3 9DU
Tel: 01865 741166
The John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) was opened in the 1970s and is Oxfordshire's main accident and emergency site. It is situated in Headington, about three miles east of Oxford city centre. It is the largest of the Trust's hospitals, covering around 66 acres.
It houses the Children's Hospital and West Wing| and the John Radcliffe Women's Centre|. It also provides acute medical and surgical services, trauma|, intensive care and cardiothoracic services|.
It also houses many departments of Oxford University Medical School, is home to the George Pickering Education Centre| and base for most medical students who are trained throughout the Trust.
The new emergency department| at the John Radcliffe, opened in 2004, was judged the best designed hospital building in the country, in the Department of Health’s national Annual Building Better Healthcare Awards 2004.
In October 2009 the new Oxford Heart Centre| opened at the John Radcliffe Hospital to meet the growing needs of heart patients in Oxfordshire and across the region.
Existing facilities for Cardiothoracic services| within the main hospital building are set to be reconfigured in phase 2 of the expansion.
The Oxford Heart Centre provides the following.
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Five catheter labs, for diagnosing and treating heart problems, and for monitoring patients undergoing cardiology treatment.
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A recovery unit with five beds, including a paediatric recovery area for child heart patients.
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50 single rooms for patients over two wards.
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19 intensive care and high dependency beds for cardiac patients
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16 day patient beds
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10 CCU beds total
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New facilities for staff
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Dedicated space for medical teaching, and for research into new treatments for heart disease.