Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath

The Princess Royal Hospital is an acute, teaching, general hospital located in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England.[1] It is the main hospital in the Mid Sussex district and is part of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust along with the larger Royal Sussex County Hospital and several other facilities, mostly in nearby Brighton.[2]

For other hospitals named "Princess Royal" see Princess Royal Hospital.
Princess Royal Hospital
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
The main entrance of the hospital
Shown in West Sussex
Geography
LocationLewes Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Coordinates50°59′28″N 0°05′25″W
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityBrighton and Sussex Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1991
Links
Websitewww.bsuh.nhs.uk/hospitals/princess-royal-hospital/

History

The hospital stands on part of the site of St Francis Hospital, a mental hospital founded as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum in 1859.[3] The new buildings were completed in 1991.[4] In 2017 local councillors expressed concerns that the hospital was at risk of being downgraded.[5]

Services

The hospital has medical and surgical facilities, along with adult intensive care, ear, nose & throat, diabetic medicine, geriatrics, haemotology, urology and cardiac services.[6] It works interdependently with the other hospitals in the trust to provide a complete service.[3]

Performance

As a trust (including the other sites), the hospital was rated 6th best in the country for safety, and in the top 5% for hospital survival rates, in the year 2009-10.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Overview - Princess Royal Hospital". NHS Choices. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  2. "Our hospitals - Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust". NHS Choices. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  3. "Princess Royal Hospital". Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
  4. "Mid Sussex District Council response to West Sussex Fit for the future" (PDF). Mid-Sussex Council. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "Fears that hospital could be 'downgraded'". Mid-Sussex Times. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. "Departments and services - Princess Royal Hospital". NHS Choices. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Quality Report 2009-10". Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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