Darent Valley Hospital

The Darent Valley Hospital is an 460-bed, acute general hospital in Dartford, Kent, England.

The hospital has an Accident and emergency department along side a 'walk-in' service.

The hospital is run by the Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust. It was the first hospital to be procured under a Private Finance Initiative Contract.[1] It was designed by Nightingale Paulley Associates and built by Carillion. It opened in July 2000.

On 2nd January 2007, a new on site Heart Centre was opened.

The hospital employs 1900 staff.

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ National Audit Office Report published 1999.

## External links[edit | edit source]

* Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
* NAO Report on Darent Valley Hospital PFI

## See also[edit | edit source]

List of hospitals in the UK

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