Basingstoke cardiac centre is officially opened
The centre has in fact been treating patients for the past year
A state-of-the-art cardiac facility - the Hampshire Hospitals Heart Centre - has been officially opened this week at a ceremony led by chairman of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Steve Erskine, and The Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson Esq.
Costing £10.6M in total, the centre was constructed using highly innovative modular-build design and building methods, enabling the facility to be operational in just 12-months, admitting its first patient on 18 October 2022.
Located on the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital campus, the facility features two cardiac catheterisation labs, offering a purpose-built environment for our specialist teams of staff to undertake diagnostic assessment and cardiac procedures.
In the last 12-months, the Heart Centre has treated more than 2,700 patients – including over 200 emergency procedures - providing safe, sustainable emergency and elective cardiac procedure services to communities across north and mid Hampshire.
Steve Erskine, chairman of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said:
“We are delighted to have now officially opened the Heart Centre at Hampshire Hospitals, this facility epitomises our commitment to providing outstanding care to the community in an efficient and sustainable way.”
Consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Dr Robert Bowers said:
“Our expert teams have been delivering life-changing assessments and procedures at the Heart Centre for almost a year, transforming the quality of life for thousands of patients in Hampshire.
“From carrying out angiograms and angioplasty (stents), through to emergency response; we have consolidated cardiac treatment so that it is provided in a highly efficient way, making best use of technology and equipment.”