Southmead Hospital
| Southmead Hospital | |
|---|---|
| North Bristol NHS Trust | |
 Southmead Hospital Training Centre | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Southmead, Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′49″N 2°35′38″W / 51.497°N 2.594°WCoordinates: 51°29′49″N 2°35′38″W / 51.497°N 2.594°W |
| 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 department | Minor injuries only, not 24 hour |
| History | |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.nbt.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Southmead Hospital is a large hospital, situated in the northern suburbs of Bristol, England, part of the North Bristol NHS Trust. A new acute hospital is currently under construction and its due to open in May 2014.[1] 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. Notable former medical staff include Geoffrey Tovey, serologist and founder of the UK Transplant Service, which was initially based at the hospital.
History
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.[2] The facilities reverted to a workhouse in the early 1920s and were then greatly extended to accommodate all the sick.
In 1924, the Southmead Infirmary was built and was later renamed Southmead Hospital.[3] The hospital has been greatly expanded and now covers 60 acres (240,000 m2).
New hospital
In 2005, another expansion was planned which included moving some services from Frenchay Hospital to the Southmead site. This resulted in Frenchay Hospital being downgraded to a Community Hospital. The project should be finished in late 2013 and its expected to open in April 2014. Full approval for the project was given by the NHS South West board in January 2009.[4] In 2010, it was announced that Carillion was to design and build the hospital.[5] The new hospital, built at the cost of £430 million, will bring all the departments and services under one roof. As of Summer 2012, the hospital's exterior was completed and made water tight.
The new hospital building will be called Brunel Building which was named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a Bristol engineer, and will include 800 beds, 24 theatres, patient gardens, a public square, a helipad and visitors multi-storey car park.[6] It will also have a fully glazed concourse roof which will allow natural light to flood into the building. There will be 75% single bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, this will help to control the spread of infections and improve privacy and dignity to patients. The building will be oriented so that the hospital's naturally ventilated wards can take the warming sun in the mornings but are shaded in the hot afternoon sun.
The new accident and emergency department is due to open on 19 May 2014 transferring existing operations from Frenchay Hospital.[7]
Transport links
The following buses terminate within the grounds of the Hospital 18, 505, 506 and 507.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.nbt.nhs.uk/new-hospital/move| Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Southmead Hospital through the ages in never before seen online archives on new website". North Bristol NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Photographic archive of Southmead". Bristol Past. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "New hospitals for city approved". news.bbc.co.uk. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ http://nbt.nhs.uk/new-hospital-at-southmead/design. 10 February 2013
- ↑ "Design". North Bristol NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nbt.nhs.uk/newhospital
External links
- North Bristol NHS Trust - Official hospital website
- http://www.superhospitalforbristol.nhs.uk/ - Official new hospital build progress website