Broad Green began life as a village in the township of West Derby, around a wide green triangle. Old Swan took its name from the inn at the corner of Broadgreen Road and. St Oswald's Street and gets its name from the pub of that name, once known as the Three Swans. The swans were those on the coat of arms of the Walton family, who owned land around here. The pub was built on a sandstone outcrop on the heath, on the pack horse (and later stagecoach) route from Liverpool to Broadgreen and Prescot. The Three Swans itself became a post office, and was a stopping off point for horses and, later, trams. The hospital in this area began as Highfield Infirmary, Old Swan as an epileptic home, primarily for old people, which was opened in 1903 by the Liverpool Select Vestry. In 1922 Highfield Infirmary was transferred to the Liverpool Corporation, and around 1925 it became the Highfield Sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers. In 1929 it changed its name to Broadgreen Sanatorium and during the Second World War, when a number of Liverpool city centre hospitals sustained bomb damage, the sanatorium was pressed into service as a general hospital. This development into a general hospital continued after the Second World War and the sanatorium changed its name to Broadgreen Hospital to reflect its changed role. In 1948 the hospital became part of the National Health Service following a review of local health care provisions within the city. In 1963 Martins Bank opened its only hospital sub branch here, a sub branch to Old Swan, which opened each Thursday afternoon for the convenience of staff and patients.
In 1989 and in 1991 it became an independent NHS trust. With the ongoing reforms of the NHS, the local health authority of the time opted to close the accident and emergency department and centralise the facility at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Despite fierce opposition at the proposals from members of the public, staff at the hospital and local GP's and politicians, Broadgreen Hospital A&E Department was shut down on a phased basis from 1994, before closing permanently in 1996. In 1995 the Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital trusts were merged.
The hospital has now evolved into a modern facility offering a range of medical services, including a new surgical hub and specialized wards. It treats patients from across Merseyside and Cheshire and is home to a number of elective (planned) surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. It has main surgical theatre space for complex patient procedures, alongside a new surgical hub that opened in 2023, which is designed to provide planned, low-complexity procedures, focusing on specialities such as orthopaedics, general surgery, urology and ear, nose and throat. The hospital also hosts a regional dermatology service. In 2022, a nurse and therapy-led Reablement Assessment Hub opened, providing care for patients who require ongoing assessment and intervention for discharge back to their usual place of residence, reducing length of stay and improving quality of life. Broadgreen Hospital also has a focus on incorporating nature into its grounds, with attractive gardens. Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool Football Club manager, died at the hospital in September 1981 after suffering a heart attack.
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