Southmead Hospital is a large public National Health Service hospital, situated in the area of Southmead, though in Horfield ward, in the northern suburbs of Bristol, England. It is part of the North Bristol NHS Trust. The 800-bed Brunel Building opened in May 2014, to provide services (including Accident and Emergency), which transferred from Frenchay Hospital in advance of its closure.[2] The hospital site covers 60 acres (24 ha).
The original workhouse building now used as a training centreDr Gibson-Hill examines a patient at Southmead Hospital in 1942
Early historyedit
The hospital originated in 1902, when the Barton RegisPoor Law Union opened a new workhouse. The Barton Regis Union had been obliged to open a new workhouse when it lost its urban areas, and with them its workhouse at Eastville, to Bristol in 1897. An innovation in the new workhouse at Southmead was that in a separate building it included an infirmary, with 28 beds for the sick and provision for three nurses.[3]
By 1911, there were 520 beds. During the First World War, the Memorial Wing at Bristol Royal Infirmary together with Southmead Hospital were requisitioned by the War Office to create the 2nd Southern General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties.[4] 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.[5] Notable former medical staff include Geoffrey Tovey, serologist and founder of the UK Transplant Service, which was formed in 1972 and was initially based at the hospital.[6]
Brunel buildingedit
In 2005, a major expansion was planned which included moving most services from Frenchay Hospital to the Southmead site, with Frenchay being downgraded to a Community Hospital. Full approval for the project was given by the NHS South West board in January 2009.[7] A new building, which was designed by the Building Design Partnership and built by Carillion at a cost of £430 million, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2010. The scheme brought all departments and services together under one roof.[8] Called the Brunel building, after Bristol engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it would have 800 beds, 24 operating theatres, patient gardens, a public square, a helipad and visitors' multi-storey car park.[9]
The accident and emergency department at Frenchay closed on 19 May 2014 and reopened at Southmead the next day.[10]
In early 2014, the second phase of the hospital redevelopment began with the demolition of the old main building to enable construction work to begin on a Brunel Building extension,[11] together with enlarging the area in front of the hospital.[12][13] The extension includes a new multi-storey car park for patients and visitors, a cycle centre with storage for 300 bikes, more shops, changing and shower facilities for staff and a community arts space.[14]
Following the 2014 opening of the Brunel building, there was a shortage of parking spaces owing to high demands from visitors, patients, and staff.[15] In 2014 and 2015, patients and visitors parked at the nearby Beaufort Way multi-storey car park.[16] Improvements were made in 2016, including the construction of a 400-space multi-storey car park next to the Brunel building.[17]
The atrium in the main hospital building (Brunel) gives access to reception, outpatient departments, coffee shops, and a small supermarket
Archivesedit
Records relating to hospitals within the Southmead Health Authority are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 39880).[18]
^"North Bristol NHS Trust Inspection Report". Care Quality Commission. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^"New hospital move". North Bristol NHS Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^Large, David (1995). Bristol and the New Poor Law(PDF). Bristol Branch of the Historical Association. pp. 18–19. ISBN0 901388 70 X.
^"Bristol Royal Infirmary". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^"Photographic archive of Southmead". Bristol Past. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^"Obituary: Geoffrey Tovey". The Telegraph. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^"New hospitals for city approved". BBC. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^"Bristol's 'super' hospital open for business". ITV News. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
^"Design". North Bristol NHS Trust. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^"Frenchay-to-Southmead hospital move for A&E cases". BBC News – Bristol. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^"Work starts on clearing Southmead Hospital site for next phase". North Bristol NHS Trust. 23 July 2014.
^"Southmead Hospital Redevelopment". North Bristol NHS Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^"This is what the new car park at Southmead Hospital looks like now – six months from completion". Bristol Post. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
^"Southmead Hospital one year on: the highs and lows". Bristol Post. 28 May 2015.
^"Parking woes at £430m Southmead Hospital". Gazette Series. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^. Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
^Pennock, Lewis (16 August 2016). "Will opening of Southmead car park end street parking misery?". Bristol Post. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^"Bristol Archives online catalogue: Record view". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External linksedit
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Southmead Hospital is a large public National Health Service hospital situated in the area of Southmead though in Horfield ward in the northern suburbs of Bristol England It is part of the North Bristol NHS Trust The 800 bed Brunel Building opened in May 2014 to provide services including Accident and Emergency which transferred from Frenchay Hospital in advance of its closure 2 The hospital site covers 60 acres 24 ha Southmead HospitalNorth Bristol NHS TrustNorth end of Brunel BuildingShown in BristolGeographyLocationSouthmead Bristol EnglandCoordinates51 29 48 N 2 35 30 W 51 4968 N 2 5916 W 51 4968 2 5916OrganisationCare systemNHSTypeDistrict General hospitalAffiliated universityUniversity of Bristol University of the West of EnglandServicesEmergency departmentYes Major Trauma CentreBeds996 1 HelipadYesHistoryOpened1902LinksWebsitewww wbr nbt wbr nhs wbr uk wbr our hospitals wbr southmead hospitalListsHospitals in England Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Brunel building 2 Archives 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The original workhouse building now used as a training centre nbsp Dr Gibson Hill examines a patient at Southmead Hospital in 1942 Early history edit The hospital originated in 1902 when the Barton Regis Poor Law Union opened a new workhouse The Barton Regis Union had been obliged to open a new workhouse when it lost its urban areas and with them its workhouse at Eastville to Bristol in 1897 An innovation in the new workhouse at Southmead was that in a separate building it included an infirmary with 28 beds for the sick and provision for three nurses 3 By 1911 there were 520 beds During the First World War the Memorial Wing at Bristol Royal Infirmary together with Southmead Hospital were requisitioned by the War Office to create the 2nd Southern General Hospital a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties 4 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 5 Notable former medical staff include Geoffrey Tovey serologist and founder of the UK Transplant Service which was formed in 1972 and was initially based at the hospital 6 Brunel building edit In 2005 a major expansion was planned which included moving most services from Frenchay Hospital to the Southmead site with Frenchay being downgraded to a Community Hospital Full approval for the project was given by the NHS South West board in January 2009 7 A new building which was designed by the Building Design Partnership and built by Carillion at a cost of 430 million was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2010 The scheme brought all departments and services together under one roof 8 Called the Brunel building after Bristol engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel it would have 800 beds 24 operating theatres patient gardens a public square a helipad and visitors multi storey car park 9 The accident and emergency department at Frenchay closed on 19 May 2014 and reopened at Southmead the next day 10 In early 2014 the second phase of the hospital redevelopment began with the demolition of the old main building to enable construction work to begin on a Brunel Building extension 11 together with enlarging the area in front of the hospital 12 13 The extension includes a new multi storey car park for patients and visitors a cycle centre with storage for 300 bikes more shops changing and shower facilities for staff and a community arts space 14 Following the 2014 opening of the Brunel building there was a shortage of parking spaces owing to high demands from visitors patients and staff 15 In 2014 and 2015 patients and visitors parked at the nearby Beaufort Way multi storey car park 16 Improvements were made in 2016 including the construction of a 400 space multi storey car park next to the Brunel building 17 nbsp The atrium in the main hospital building Brunel gives access to reception outpatient departments coffee shops and a small supermarketArchives editRecords relating to hospitals within the Southmead Health Authority are held at Bristol Archives Ref 39880 18 See also editHealthcare in Bristol Bristol Royal Hospital for Children List of hospitals in EnglandReferences edit North Bristol NHS Trust Inspection Report Care Quality Commission 25 September 2019 Retrieved 19 December 2020 New hospital move North Bristol NHS Trust Retrieved 2 June 2013 Large David 1995 Bristol and the New Poor Law PDF Bristol Branch of the Historical Association pp 18 19 ISBN 0 901388 70 X Bristol Royal Infirmary Historic Hospitals Retrieved 22 July 2019 Photographic archive of Southmead Bristol Past Retrieved 13 January 2013 Obituary Geoffrey Tovey The Telegraph 20 December 2001 Retrieved 1 April 2018 New hospitals for city approved BBC 16 January 2009 Retrieved 13 January 2013 Bristol s super hospital open for business ITV News Retrieved 19 August 2018 Design North Bristol NHS Trust Retrieved 13 January 2013 Frenchay to Southmead hospital move for A amp E cases BBC News Bristol 19 May 2014 Retrieved 21 November 2016 Work starts on clearing Southmead Hospital site for next phase North Bristol NHS Trust 23 July 2014 Southmead Hospital Redevelopment North Bristol NHS Trust Retrieved 16 April 2016 This is what the new car park at Southmead Hospital looks like now six months from completion Bristol Post 3 September 2016 Retrieved 16 April 2016 Southmead Hospital one year on the highs and lows Bristol Post 28 May 2015 Parking woes at 430m Southmead Hospital Gazette Series 5 June 2014 Retrieved 6 October 2017 Hospital staff stripped spaces to help patients Bristol Post Archived from the original on 14 December 2014 Pennock Lewis 16 August 2016 Will opening of Southmead car park end street parking misery Bristol Post Retrieved 11 January 2017 Bristol Archives online catalogue Record view Government of the United Kingdom Retrieved 3 December 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southmead Hospital Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southmead Hospital amp oldid 1172819742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
