Their history
When Frimley Park Hospital was built in 1974 it served a population of 170,000 and saw 25,000 inpatients and day patients each year.

How things have changed. Last year 65,000 inpatients and day patients were treated and there were 250,000 outpatients' appointments. Soon the local population will reach 400,000 and growth looks likely to continue with more large housing developments.

In 1996 they incorporated a Ministry of Defence hospital unit, substantially improving their patient services.

In 2005 thet became the first hospital in their area to be awarded foundation trust status.

Today
Some of Frimley Park's recent service developments include:

• The Aldershot Centre for Health: a pioneering development shared with Hampshire Primary Care Trust and the Ministry of Defence which provides a more localised outpatient centre and support services such as CT scanning, x-ray, ultrasound and pathology

• A new cardiac catheterisation lab to provide gold-standard heart treatments such as angioplasty (reopening blocked arteries using keyhole surgery) and fitting pacemakers

• Increased consultant cover in A&E; they are the only hospital in the South of England to have senior cover from 8am to 10pm Monday to Friday and for 12 hours at weekends

• Isolation facilites and more single room accommodation

• A major theatre and radiology department redevelopment, including a state-of-the-art interventional radiology suite

• Extra beds and delivery rooms for maternity

We have strong links with the local community through their foundation trust membership of over 14,000 patients, potential patients, stakeholders and staff. They are developing ways of involving our members more and more in their future.

Future plans
Here are some of the key plans for the next three years:

• Redevelop A&E to provide state-of-the-art facilities, including a helicopter landing pad for air ambulance services

• Become a centre of excellence for heart, vascular and stroke services. This includes building a second cardiac catheterisation lab.

• Expand orthopaedic and day surgery facilities

• Develop satellite services to provide appropriate care nearer people's homes, perhaps in partnership with other organisations such as GPs

• Renal services – the trust intends to bid to run renal services for Surrey

• Develop neonatal intensive care beds in the Special Care Baby Unit

• Develop an emergency spinal service

• Reduce congestion around the main hospital site and find innovative ways to solve the pressure on traffic and car parking