Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
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Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is an NHS district general hospital
in Great Western Road, Gloucester
, England
. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has more than 600 beds and 14 operating theatres. It serves western and southern Gloucestershire
and parts of Herefordshire
.
A hospital first appeared on the site during the 1914-1918 war and development accelerated in the 1960s. The majority of the wards are accommodated in a ten-storey tower which was started in 1970 and opened in August 1975. Each floor contains two 30-bed wards. A £50 million extension opened in 2005.
It replaced the Gloucester Royal Infirmary which stood in Southgate Street until its demolition in the 1980s to make way for a new building for the Bank of England
.
It also has green floors throughout the new extension which references the rolling countryside of the Cotswolds
.
On 29 December 2010 the Queen's first great-grandchild was born at the hospital, a baby girl weighing 8 lbs 8oz named Savannah Phillips.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Great Western Road, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has more than 600 beds and 14 operating theatres. It serves western and southern Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
and parts of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
.
A hospital first appeared on the site during the 1914-1918 war and development accelerated in the 1960s. The majority of the wards are accommodated in a ten-storey tower which was started in 1970 and opened in August 1975. Each floor contains two 30-bed wards. A £50 million extension opened in 2005.
It replaced the Gloucester Royal Infirmary which stood in Southgate Street until its demolition in the 1980s to make way for a new building for the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
.
It also has green floors throughout the new extension which references the rolling countryside of the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
.
On 29 December 2010 the Queen's first great-grandchild was born at the hospital, a baby girl weighing 8 lbs 8oz named Savannah Phillips.