Royal United Hospital | |
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°23′30″N 2°23′28″W / 51.3917°N 2.3910°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Teaching, District General |
Affiliated university | University of Bath and the University of the West of England |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 565 |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1826 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Royal United Hospital (RUH) is a major acute-care district general hospital in the Weston suburb of Bath, England, which lies approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the city centre. The hospital has 565 beds and occupies a 52 acres (21 ha) site.[1] It is the area's major accident and emergency hospital, with a helicopter landing point on the adjacent Lansdown Cricket Club field. The hospital is operated by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.