Bristol Eye Hospital

Hospital in England

51°27′31″N 2°35′41″W / 51.4585°N 2.5948°W / 51.4585; -2.5948OrganisationCare systemPublic NHSTypeTeachingAffiliated universityUniversity of Bristol, Faculty of Health and Social Care University of the West of EnglandServicesEmergency departmentDaytimeBeds11^[1]SpecialityOphthalmologyHistoryOpened1808LinksWebsitewww.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/bristol-eye-hospital/

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Bristol Eye Hospital is a specialist ophthalmic hospital in Bristol.^[2] It is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.^[3] The University of Bristol Dental Hospital is adjacent, and the Bristol Royal Infirmary is nearby.^[4]

History

The hospital was founded in 1808 by Dr William Henry Goldwyer as "The Institution for the Cure of Disease of the Eye Amongst the Poor" in Lower Maudlin Street.^[5] In 1839, and again in 1898, it expanded into adjoining buildings. In 1935 a new building was completed, which was in turn replaced in 1982 creating the present hospital which opened in 1986. A refurbishment and expansion took place between 2010 and 2011.^[6]

References

^ "University Hospitals Bristol and Weston – Foundation". foundation.severndeanery.nhs.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Overwiew -- Bristol Eye Hospital". nhs.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ "Bristol Eye Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ "Bristol Royal Infirmary, by Charles Holden (1912)". Architects Journal. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "The Voluntary Medical Institutions of Bristol". Bristol Historical Association. 27 November 1984 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Our heritage – Bristol Eye Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.