Royal United Hospital
| Royal United Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | |
Royal United Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°23′30″N 2°23′28″W / 51.3917°N 2.3910°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Teaching, District General |
| Affiliated university | University of Bath and the University of the West of England |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 565 |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1826 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Royal United Hospital (RUH) is a major acute-care 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 acres (21 ha) site. It is the area's major accident and emergency hospital, with a helicopter landing point on the adjacent Lansdown Cricket Club field. The hospital is operated by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.