Bristol Eye Hospital

Bristol Eye Hospital is a specialist ophthalmic hospital in Bristol.[1] It is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.[2]

Bristol Eye Hospital
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Entrance and one of five art works, called The Creation by Walter Ritchie, along the hospital frontage
Shown in Bristol
Geography
LocationBristol, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.4585°N 2.5948°W / 51.4585; -2.5948
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Bristol, Faculty of Health and Social Care University of the West of England
Services
Emergency departmentDaytime
SpecialityOphthalmology
History
Opened1808
Links
Websitewww.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/bristol-eye-hospital/
ListsHospitals in England

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. 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.[3]

The University of Bristol Dental Hospital is adjacent, and the Bristol Royal Infirmary is nearby.[4]

References
  1. "Overwiew -- Bristol Eye Hospital". nhs.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. "Bristol Eye Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "Our heritage - Bristol Eye Hospital". University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. "Bristol Royal Infirmary, by Charles Holden (1912)". Architects Journal. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2018.


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