Royal United Hospital
| Royal United Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | |
Royal United Hospital | |
Shown in Somerset | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°23′30″N 2°23′28″W / 51.3917°N 2.3910°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Teaching, District General |
| Affiliated university | University of Bath and the University of the West of England |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 565 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Royal United Hospital (RUH) is a major acute 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-acre (21 ha) site, which it shares with the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases. The hospital provides a comprehensive range of acute services including accident and emergency, paediatrics and maternity. There is an air ambulance landing point on the adjacent Lansdown Cricket Club field.
The hospital was formed in 1826 by the union of two 18th-century charitable hospitals in Bath, and moved to its current location in 1932. It is operated by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.