Bristol Royal Infirmary | |
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°27′32″N 2°35′47″W / 51.4590°N 2.5963°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Bristol, Faculty of Health and Social Care University of the West of England |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 669[1] |
Speciality | Cardiothoracic services for the South West region, adult cystic fibrosis centre for Severn |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1735 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Bristol Royal Infirmary, also known as the BRI, is a large teaching hospital in the centre of Bristol, England. It has links with the nearby University of Bristol and the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of the West of England, also in Bristol.
The BRI is one of nine hospitals operated by the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. It is on the same site as the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, and Bristol Heart Institute (BHI).[2] The Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre has 49 beds and the Bristol Heart Institute has 107, which are not included in the main hospital's total.[1]