Geography | |
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Location | Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50°55′59″N 1°26′02″W / 50.933°N 1.434°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type |
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Affiliated university | University of Southampton School of Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes - Major Trauma Centre |
Beds | 1,362 |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1900 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust which operates the University Hospital Southampton. Within this hospital are the Southampton General Hospital, the Southampton Children's Hospital and the Princess Anne Hospital. All hospitals are based on the same site, with them collectively having 1,362 beds - making it the second largest hospital by beds in the UK.[1] The trust employs 12,321 as of 2024.[2] The trust is one of few in the UK that has Major Trauma Centre. While the General Hospital has a catchment of 1.9 million people, the Major Trauma Centre has a catchment of 3.7 million people.[3] The trust also provides services at the New Forest Birth Centre, the Royal South Hants Hospital and the Lymington New Forest Hospital.[4]