Hospital type Teaching Number of beds 492 | Emergency department Yes Phone +44 1743 261000 Care system National Health Service | |
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Location Copthorne, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Affiliated university Keele University Medical School
Staffordshire University Founded 1979 (successor to Royal Salop Infirmary) Address Mytton Oak Rd, Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ, UK Affiliated universities Keele University School of Medicine, Staffordshire University Profiles | ||
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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. The hospital is currently under the leadership of Cheif executive Simon Wright and chair Professor Peter Latchford OBE. http://www.sath.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/GuidetoTrustBoard.pdf
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- Christmas babies at royal shrewsbury hospital
- History
- Notable patients
- References
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History
The hospital was founded in 1979 following the closure of the Royal Salop Infirmary that occupied a position in the centre of Shrewsbury. The site of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was already occupied by Copthorne Hospital and Copthorne Maternity Hospital which were situated either side of Mytton Oak Road. The Maternity Hospital had been opened in July 1968 by Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
The hospital underwent further expansion with the closure of the Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, also situated in the centre of Shrewsbury, in the late 1990s.
In 2004 Copthorne Hospital closed and all departments transferred across Mytton Oak Road. The current hospital now occupies one site on the north side of Mytton Oak Road.
The hospital is linked to Keele University Medical School for clinical training of medical students, Staffordshire University for nursing and midwifery training and Birmingham City University for the clinical training of Radiography/Radiotherapy students.
It has an air ambulance landing site about 50 yards away from the main entrance.
Notable patients
Those reported to have died there include: