FREEMAN HOSPITAL

The Freeman has a well-deserved reputation for the quality of its facilities and we take great care to ensure you are treated in a clean, modern, and friendly environment. As part of the £300m we are investing in transforming our city centre hospitals, and are building a state of the art centre at the Freeman Hospital for the care of patients with cancer and kidney disorders.

International reputation for pioneering treatment

But what really sets us apart, and has earned us an international reputation, is our pioneering expertise in transplant surgery for both adults and children. In 1987 we performed the UK’s first successful heart transplant for a child at the Freeman hospital. We are one of Europe’s leading lung transplant centres, having performed both the first single lung transplant and the first double lung transplant in Europe. And we continue to innovate, introducing a “mechanical heart” service in 2003, keeping adults and children alive until a suitable donor heart is available.

No matter why you come to us, though, all our staff, from surgeons and nurses to cooks and cleaners, are dedicated to giving you leading-edge healthcare, delivered with a personal touch.

Our concourse shop is run in collaboration with our colleagues from the League of Friends and is open seven days a week. Situated on the main corridor of the hospital, only a few seconds walk from the Main Entrance to the hospital, we offer a huge range of seasonal gifts and goods including a wide variety of cards, cuddly toys, games and other forms of entertainment to help make your time, or the time of the person you are visiting in hospital go by more easily.

We are open seven days a week and sell a wide range of sandwiches, snacks and drinks, newspapers and magazines as well as a huge choice of sweets, biscuits and other general groceries.