St. Michael's Hospital, Bristol
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St Michael's Hospital is a hospital in Bristol
. Built in 1974, St Michael's has historically always housed the maternity services covering the south of the city. Although these services have been consistent, other services such as ENT and Clinical Genetics have also been developed on this site.
The staff provide a range of choices to pregnant women, when deciding how best their pregnancy, labour
and post labour care is delivered.
The outpatient settings on Level E are large, with the antenatal clinics in particular being busy. The Hospital is also home to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
, which cares for sick and premature babies from across the South West region and South Wales.
All patients coming to St Michael's are offered support from the Chaplaincy team. There is a welcoming quiet room for use by all denominations. Trained psychologists support families in the Neonatal Unit and also those learning to live with cancer
.
Services are almost entirely 24 hr. There is no A&E
dept here.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. Built in 1974, St Michael's has historically always housed the maternity services covering the south of the city. Although these services have been consistent, other services such as ENT and Clinical Genetics have also been developed on this site.
The staff provide a range of choices to pregnant women, when deciding how best their pregnancy, labour
Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
and post labour care is delivered.
The outpatient settings on Level E are large, with the antenatal clinics in particular being busy. The Hospital is also home to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care unit
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit —also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery , and special care baby unit —is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.The problem of premature and congenitally ill infants is not a...
, which cares for sick and premature babies from across the South West region and South Wales.
All patients coming to St Michael's are offered support from the Chaplaincy team. There is a welcoming quiet room for use by all denominations. Trained psychologists support families in the Neonatal Unit and also those learning to live with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
.
Services are almost entirely 24 hr. There is no A&E
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
dept here.