Harefield Hospital
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| Harefield Hospital Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Harefield, West London, England, (UK) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | Public NHS |
| Hospital Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated University | National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College, London |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 149 |
| Speciality | Cardiothoracic surgery including transplantation; cardiology; respiratory medicine |
| History | |
| Founded | Unknown |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in England |
Harefield Hospital is a world-famous heart and lung hospital near Uxbridge, England. It operates as part of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. Its sister hospital in the trust is the Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea.
The hospital is one of the largest and most experienced centres in the world for heart and lung transplants. It has jointly pioneered work in the development of artificial hearts, also known as left ventricular assist devices or LVADs. The grounds of the hospital are also home to the Harefield Heart Science Centre, where much of the hospital’s pioneering research into the causes and treatments of heart disease is performed.
In 2007, a team at Harefield led by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub successfully grew a human heart valve from stem cells, a world first in the field.[1]
