Southmead Hospital

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Southmead Hospital
North Bristol NHS Trust
Southmead Hospital Training Centre
Southmead Hospital (Bristol)
Southmead Hospital
Shown within Bristol
Location
Place Westbury on Trym Bristol, England, (UK)
Organisation
Care System Public NHS
Hospital Type District General
Affiliated University University of Bristol, Faculty of Health and Social Care University of West of England
Services
Emergency Dept. Minor injuries only, not 24 hour
Beds Unknown
History
Founded 1902
Links
Website Trust Homepage
See also Hospitals in England

Southmead Hospital is a large hospital, situated in the northern suburbs of Bristol, England.

The hospital opened in 1902 as a 64 bed workhouse for poor sick people. By 1911 there were 520 beds.

During World War I, the facilities were used as an army hospital. The facilities reverted back to a workhouse in the early 1920s and were then greatly extended to accommodate all the sick poor.

In 1924, the Southmead Infirmary was built and was later renamed Southmead Hospital. The hospital has been greatly expanded and now covers 60 acres.

In 2005 another expansion was planned which will include moving some services from Frenchay Hospital to the Southmead site. This will result in Frenchay Hospital being downgraded to a Community Hospital. The project should be finished in 2013.

Southmead is served by local charity Freewheelers EVS, whose volunteers provide a free-of-charge motorcycle courier service between Southmead and other hospitals in the area.


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Coordinates: 51°29′49″N 2°35′38″W / 51.497, -2.594