Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is a teaching hospital in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It forms the Shrewsbury site of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, serving patients from Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) and Powys, in conjunction with the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

For the almshouses in Sheffield, see Shrewsbury Hospital.

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital from Car Park
Shown in Shropshire
Geography
LocationMytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Coordinates52.709°N 2.793°W / 52.709; -2.793
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityKeele University Medical School
Staffordshire University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds492[1]
History
Opened1979
Links
Websitewww.sath.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/getting-to-us/royal-shrewsbury-hospital/

History

The hospital, which was built to replace the Royal Salop Infirmary in the centre of Shrewsbury and the Copthorne Hospital on the opposite side of the Mytton Oak Road, was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1979.[2] Expansion of the hospital took place when services were transferred from the Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital in the centre of Shrewsbury in 1998.[3]

The site on the opposite side of the Mytton Oak Road, formerly occupied by the Copthorne Hospital, was deemed surplus to requirements and sold to Crest Nicholson to create affordable housing in November 2007.[4]

Notable patients

Those reported to have died there include:

See also

References
  1. "Operating Plan 2013/14" (PDF). Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. "Shropshire NHS memories star in birthday showcase". Shropshire Star. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital". Wordpress. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "Homes deal for ex-hospital". Shropshire Star. 22 November 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. Shropshire Star, Saturday 1 May 1982, page 1 (First edition).
  6. "Lord Harlech killed in crash". Shropshire Star. 26 January 1985. p. 1.
  7. "'Great Escape' war veteran dies". BBC. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. "Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64". BBC. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  9. "Death Notices - MORRIS, Geoffrey". Shropshire Star. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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