Manchester community hospital commemorates first anniversary Post Date : June 4, 2025 News 2 minutes read CHEC Trafford Park marks one year milestone with community celebration Staff and patients at CHEC Trafford Park were celebrating this week after the community-based healthcare provider marked a whole year of working with the NHS to increase patient choice and reduce waiting times. Since first opening its doors in June 2024, CHEC Trafford Park has provided ophthalmology and gastroenterology services to more than 3800 patients and completed over 280 surgeries. The community hospital has also succeeded in consistently maintaining very low waiting times, with patients currently able to access treatment in four weeks or less. “It’s hard to believe it’s only a year ago that we welcomed our first patients to CHEC Trafford Park,” comments Katie Davies, Hospital Manager. “We’d like to thank the local community for choosing CHEC, trusting us to deliver the highest standards of care, and for joining us to celebrate our first anniversary this week!” Over the last 12 months, CHEC Trafford Park has pioneered a series of initiatives that make it easier for patients to access its community-based healthcare services. These include a free Home to Hospital™ pick up service and an online patient booking app. “Patient choice and reducing waiting times are at the forefront of the NHS agenda. Working in partnership with the NHS, we constantly look for new ways to make it easier for patients to exercise that choice and access the treatment they need,” continues Katie. CHEC has established a stronghold for community healthcare provision across the North West region, with hospitals in Stockport, Warrington, and Macclesfield. Throughout the UK, CHEC now has more than 30 hospitals and 90 community-based spoke clinics. To learn more accessing the ophthalmology treatments CHEC provides in partnership with the NHS, please visit www.chec.uk