Wythenshawe Hospital is a major acute teaching hospital. We are recognised as a centre of clinical excellence, providing district general hospital services and specialist tertiary services to our local community.
Our History
Wythenshawe Hospital is built on the site of Baguley Sanatorium. The Sanatorium opened on 4 October 1902 to lead the way in the fight against a huge tuberculosis spike in the United Kingdom.
Towards the end of the 1930s, the concept of an all-encompassing Wythenshawe Hospital was first discussed. However, the Second World War arrived, and Baguley Sanatorium was repurposed to house civilian war casualties from around the area as an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Hospital.
It was here that burned soldiers were treated, and Baguley pioneered some of the very first instances of what we now know to be plastic surgery and reconstruction. This was the foundation of the hospital’s specialisation in burns and plastic surgery and later, in 1969, the Plastic Surgery Unit fully transferred to a purpose-built unit at Withington Hospital.
When Baguley Hospital became part of the NHS in 1948, many of the wards built during the war were empty. These were later reopened as Wythenshawe Hospital. Baguley Hospital remained a chest hospital devoted to the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis until it closed in 1975, when it merged with Wythenshawe Hospital.
The 1970s and 1980s saw Wythenshawe Hospital continue its evolution into one of the busiest hospitals in the North West.
The first ever heart transplant was performed by surgeons at Wythenshawe Hospital in 1987 and, in 1993, Princess Margaret opened a dedicated transplant centre at the Hospital.
This century has seen the establishment of The North West Lung Centre and a purpose-built cystic fibrosis unit.
Our Services
Our fields of specialist expertise include cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, heart and lung transplantation, respiratory conditions, burns and plastics, cancer and breast care services. We not only service the people of South Manchester, but also help patients from across the North West and beyond.
We are recognised in the region and nationally for the quality of our teaching, research and development. Our major research programmes focus on clinical and academic strengths in cancer, lung disease, cardiovascular, wound management and medical education.
Location
Wythenshawe Hospital is situated in South Manchester. For more information about how to get here, visit our Getting Here page.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)
Wythenshawe Hospital is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 October 2017 and is responsible for running a family of ten hospitals across seven separate sites. It provides a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.
Our Values
Wythenshawe Hospital is proud to align itself with the shared values of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
We are compassionate
- Care about people, focusing on the needs of all our patients and staff
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
- Support local people and the local economy in our role as a large local employer and consumer.
We are curious
- Use digital technology and other innovations to improve the way we work for patients and our colleagues.
- Use data, insight and evidence to inform the way we deliver services and make decisions.
We are collaborative
- Involve patients and our communities in the planning and delivery our services.
- Work together as one team across MFT.
- Work together with partners across Greater Manchester.
- Use our influence locally and nationally to the benefit of our patients, our communities and our partners.
We are open and honest
- Listen and respond to feedback from staff, patients, communities and partners.
- Celebrate our successes.
- Be honest about where things can be better and share learning to make improvements.
We are inclusive
- Address health inequalities, ensuring everyone can get the care they need and the best possible outcomes whatever their identity or background.
- Build a diverse workforce at all levels in which everyone can belong, and which reflects the people who use our services, helping us to deliver better care and build trust with our communities.