Alder Hey is a great hospital and famous all over the world. But it is very old! We opened in 1914 and in a few years we'll celebrate our 100th birthday. All our wards and departments are much the same as they were when the hospital was built a very long time ago!

This makes our staff sad because they want our children to have lots of space to play, have their meals, meet other children and do their schoolwork, as well as somewhere nice to sleep and for their parents to be able to stay with them in the ward at night.