Heart and lung expertise
The hospital has more than 1,300 staff, five operating theatres and four catheter laboratories. Harefield Hospital has 168 beds, including beds for:
- cardiac and thoracic surgery
- cardiology
- day case unit
- adult intensive care
- the transplant unit.
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).
At our dedicated heart attack centre, we deal with heart attack emergencies from outer north-west London, providing primary angioplasty in our specialist catheter laboratories. We believe our arrival-to-treatment time of 27 minutes is one of the fastest in Europe. Speed of treatment has been shown to be crucial to survival in these cases.
Minimally invasive surgery
We are also pioneering work in minimally invasive surgery which allows some patients to undergo surgery through a small incision, minimising the impact of the procedure.
The hospital is a major centre for the treatment of:
- lung cancer
- chest cancer and oesophagal cancers
- other chest surgery.
Much of the hospital’s pioneering research is performed alongside the Heart Science Centre, which investigates the causes and treatments of heart disease and is based on the hospital grounds.
Practicalities
For inpatients
Outpatients
General information
- directions
- chaplaincy
- consent and confidentiality
- infection prevention
- access for disabled patients and visitors
Access Guides
We have worked with AccessAble to provide detailed information for all of our departments, wards and services at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals. Patients, visitors and staff can use the access guides to find a whole range of accessibility information for: