Furness General Hospital

General information

UMBHT operates from three main hospital sites.
These are Furness General Hospital, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmorland General Hospital.
We also have two health centres - Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

Contact details for our three main hospitals are:

Furness General Hospital,
Dalton Lane,
Barrow-In-Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 4LF
Telephone: 01229 870870
Email: trusthq@mbht.nhs.uk

Royal Lancaster Infirmary,
Ashton Road,
Lancaster,
Lancashire,
LA1 4RP
Telephone: 01524 65944
Fax: 01524 846346
Email: trusthq@mbht.nhs.uk

Westmorland General Hospital,
Burton Road,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA9 7RG
Telephone: 01539 732288
Email: trusthq@mbht.nhs.uk

For further details, including the visiting times for each of our hospitals, please visit our website at www.uhmb.nhs.uk and click on the hospital you will be visiting.

Each main hospital site has a range of 'General Hospital' services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical / Coronary Care Units and Consultant-led beds at both Furness General Hospital and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, plus a Primary Care Assessment Service (PCAS) at Westmorland General Hospital.

What makes us different?

* We understand patient needs and the importance of their well-being
* We specialise in many different areas such as Dermatology and Urology
* We have made major improvements in breast screening
* Our staff have won awards and recognition for their work
* We provide on-site graduate and post-graduate training to medical and dental students
* We have won awards recognising UHMBT as a top healthcare employer