The original foundations of what stands today as Hearts Together Hospital Hotel (1999/2000)

The thought of creating a Hospital Hotel which would support patients receiving treatment at Derriford, was the dream of Monica Pearce first suggested back in 1993.

Monica was determined to bring a Cardiac Surgery Unit to the South-West following her own treatment in London. In the early 1990s Monica, along with her other campaigners, delivered a petition of 195,000 names to Downing Street. In May 1994, the House of Commons announced that a Cardiac Unit would be set-up at Derriford.

Following this, in the late 1990s an appeal was launched to raise enough funds to build carers accommodation near the hospital, and after years of fundraising and gathering grants, Hearts Together Hospital Hotel (previously known as HeartSWell Lodge), opened its doors in August 2001.

"There is no doubt that if there is somewhere carers can stay near the hospital, then it alleviates stress considerably"

- Terrence Lewis (1999)

Hearts Together, was originally named HeartSWell South West - HEART IS WELL IN THE SOUTH WEST. However in July 2019, HeartSWell merged with HeartSWell Lodge CIC in to form Hearts Together CIO.

Dedicated to Monica Pearce (1933-2006)

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