A new era for healthcare in Mid Yorkshire

Work is well underway on two new state-of-the-art hospitals which will transform healthcare services in the area and give local people access to two new first-rate hospitals. Outdated buildings at both Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield and Pontefract General Infirmary in Pontefract are being replaced or upgraded to house new high tech facilities designed to provide top quality care for patients.

The new hospitals at Pontefract and Wakefield will be joining the excellent modern hospital at Dewsbury to provide high quality care to people throughout mid Yorkshire and will start opening next year (2010)

State-of-the-art technology and high quality care at both new hospitals will be designed around the needs of patients. 

The hospitals at Pontefract and Wakefield will house modern facilities including:

My new hospital at Pontefract

• An accident and emergency (A&E) department that is medically led and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This includes a paediatric assessment facility 
• Diagnostic facilities including radiology and the endoscopy unit 
• Inpatient midwife-led beds and outpatient services
• Specialist and general outpatient facilities, including children’s outpatients/child development unit and ear, nose and throat (ENT)
• A clinical decision unit including GP led beds
• Theatres and beds for day case and short stay surgery
• Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
• An outpatient rehabilitation institute (comprising physiotherapy and occupational therapy)
• Specialist facilities such as a renal dialysis service and pain management service.  

My new hospital at Wakefield

• An accident and emergency (A&E) department that is medically led and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This includes a paediatric assessment facility
• Diagnostic facilities including radiology and the endoscopy unit
• Acute inpatient maternity facilities and an antenatal day assessment unit, antenatal clinic and early pregnancy unit for outpatients
• Specialist and general outpatient facilities, including children’s outpatients/child development unit and ear, nose and throat (ENT)
• Theatres and beds for inpatient, day case and short stay surgery
• Inpatient wards and rehabilitation facilities
• An outpatient rehabilitation institute (comprising physiotherapy and occupational therapy)
• Specialist facilities, such as critical care services (ICU/HDU/coronary care), SCBU (Special Care Baby Unit) plastic surgery dressing clinic and hand unit, regional burns unit and regional spinal injuries unit.