Bristol General Hospital

Name :

Bristol General Hospital

Address  :

Guinea Street

Town  :

Bristol

State  :

Bristol

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

BS1 6SY

Phone  :

0117 342 6223

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Ophthalmology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 77


Description

BGH is a rehabilitation hospital for the elderly and stroke patients which opened in 1832 Initially when the hospital opened it only took patients from Bristol and in 1850 taking people from outside Bristol Today we treat patients from Bristol and North Somerset in the main

We currently have 77 inpatient beds which are made up with a Stroke Rehabilitation Unit one side for male and the other for female patients together with Brunel Ward male Redcliffe female and Hare Ward female The Out patient facilities include clinics physiotherapy services and William Lloyd Unit which provides a day assessment service for elderly people There is also a Sleep Unit clinic and sleep studies department serving a wider population in the South West
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