Recovery from open heart surgery, both in the hospital and beyond, is a long, involved process. The duration depends on the specific medical issue being treated, with a minimum of six weeks to be ...

The fourth and final floor will be home to five new theatres for emergency and planned surgery. The new building will link into the existing Derriford Hospital, providing easy access to the full ...

The Health Secretary has confirmed a number of hospital building programmes in the South West will go ahead - including Derriford's Emergency Care Hospital. Concerns were raised last year that the ...

An MP has given an update on the progress of work at Derriford Hospital 's new Urgent Treatment Centre. On January 31 Rebecca Smith MP, Member of Parliament for South West Devon, visited Derriford ...

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Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease ... A person will usually need to stay in the hospital for around 7 days after coronary artery bypass surgery.

A child was arrested by police at Derriford Hospital after they received reports of a person impersonating a doctor. Witnesses said the youngster attended the hospital on the morning of Sunday ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...