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Papworth heart and lung specialist hospital to move | Papworth heart and lung specialist hospital to move |
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One of the UK's largest specialist heart and lung hospitals is to move to a new £165m building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. | One of the UK's largest specialist heart and lung hospitals is to move to a new £165m building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. |
The new NHS Papworth Hospital will be built close to Addenbrooke's Hospital in the south of the city. | |
The hospital will move from Papworth Everard, 13 miles (20km) west of Cambridge, in 2017. | |
Papworth Hospital treats more than 23,700 in-patients and day cases plus nearly 65,000 outpatients each year. | Papworth Hospital treats more than 23,700 in-patients and day cases plus nearly 65,000 outpatients each year. |
Papworth NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Stephen Bridge said the joint venture between Papworth and Cambridge University was dependent on the relocation of the hospital. | Papworth NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Stephen Bridge said the joint venture between Papworth and Cambridge University was dependent on the relocation of the hospital. |
The move would create jobs and "attract leading clinicians and researchers to Cambridge," he said. | The move would create jobs and "attract leading clinicians and researchers to Cambridge," he said. |
Prof Patrick Maxwell, executive director of Cambridge University Health Partners, said: "The Biomedical Campus is part of the largest biotech cluster outside the United States. | Prof Patrick Maxwell, executive director of Cambridge University Health Partners, said: "The Biomedical Campus is part of the largest biotech cluster outside the United States. |
"Bringing the specialist cardiothoracic services provided by Papworth on to the main site is of key importance across all three aspects of our tripartite mission - patient care, education and research." | "Bringing the specialist cardiothoracic services provided by Papworth on to the main site is of key importance across all three aspects of our tripartite mission - patient care, education and research." |
The project has passed its first hurdle with the Department of Health and now the project will go for consideration by HM Treasury. | The project has passed its first hurdle with the Department of Health and now the project will go for consideration by HM Treasury. |
Construction of the 310-bed hospital is expected to begin next August and should be complete by early 2017. | Construction of the 310-bed hospital is expected to begin next August and should be complete by early 2017. |
In 1979, the UK's first successful heart transplant was carried out at Papworth and the current hospital has 276 beds. | In 1979, the UK's first successful heart transplant was carried out at Papworth and the current hospital has 276 beds. |
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