 The hospital is named for Philip William Bryce Lever, the 3rd Viscount Leverhulme in recognition of his support for the school and university (see the Leverhulme Trust).The Small Animal Teaching Hospital, originally established in 1977 on the Liverpool campus, joined the other teaching hospitals at Leahurst with the construction of a new £9.6 million facility in 2007.It currently treats over 10,000 patients per year with a turnover in excess of £2.5 million.