Planning for Arrowe Park Hospital began in the 1960s, although building did not start until the late 1970s. The facility was built to replace
Birkenhead General Hospital in Birkenhead, Highfield Maternity Hospital in
Wallasey,
Leasowe Hospital in
Leasowe,
St Catherine's Hospital in Birkenhead and Victoria Central Hospital in
Wallasey. The hospital was officially opened by
the Queen on 4 May 1982. In March 2011, following remodelling work at a cost of £11.5 million, the maternity and gynaecology unit was renamed
Wirral Women and Children's Hospital.
Coronavirus quarantine centre In January 2020, the hospital was designated the quarantine site for British nationals evacuated from China at the start the
COVID-19 pandemic. The British nationals from Wuhan were all released from quarantine after 14 days and none became ill. British citizens who had been quarantined on the
Diamond Princess cruise liner were also scheduled to be quarantined at Arrowe Park Hospital.
Cybersecurity incident In November 2024, the trust announced a major incident at the hospital "for cyber security reasons", resulting in the cancellation of outpatient appointments. The attack was expected to result in delays in the provision of emergency medical care. ==References==