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KIMS Hospital | |
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Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery | |
Geography | |
Location | Maidstone, Kent, England |
Coordinates | 51°17′10″N 0°33′24″E / 51.28615°N 0.55662°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 2014 |
KIMS Hospital is the largest independent private hospital in Kent. It is situated in Maidstone and treats privately insured, self-funding and NHS patients. Primary specialties are orthopaedic surgery, cardiology, gynecology, breast surgery and general surgery. The hospital is situated on the Kent Medical Campus, off Junction 7 of the M20 Motorway. LycaHealth, which owns medical centres in Orpington and Canary Wharf, became its majority shareholder in October 2021. [1]
The hospital, which was designed by David Morley Architects and built by Vinci Construction, [2] opened in 2014. [3] The hospital acquired Sevenoaks Medical Centre in January 2020 to offer private and NHS consultations, and diagnostic services. [4] LycaHealth acquired a majority stake in KIMS Hospital in October 2021. [5]
The hospital has state-of-the-art imaging, diagnostic and operating environments. KIMS Hospital is home to the only private Interventional Cardiology facility in Kent. It was the first hospital in Kent to offer Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery for joint replacement surgery which allows for greater precision and improved recovery time for patients. [6]
In 2023, the Hospital’s Theatre Department was awarded the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) accreditation for high standards of patient safety across their five theatres. [7]