Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Coordinates: 54°35′38″N 5°57′11″W / 54.594°N 5.953°W / 54.594; -5.953
| Royal Victoria Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Belfast Trust | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland |
| Hospital type | District General |
| Affiliated university | University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net/hospitals/RVHIntro.htm |
| Lists | Hospitals in Northern Ireland |
The Royal Victoria Hospital (commonly known as "the Royal", the "RVH" or "the Royal Belfast") is a hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The hospital (which provides over 20 percent of the acute-care beds in Northern Ireland and treats half a million patients a year) is undergoing a £74 million refurbishing. This includes an extension to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, new wards in the main hospital, a new accident and emergency department and a new maternity unit. It is located in West Belfast, approximately a 15-minute walk from the City Centre (Spires Centre, Jury's Hotel, Fitzwilliam Hotel site), along bus routes. The hospital has a Regional Virus Centre, which is one of the four laboratories in the United Kingdom on the WHO list of laboratories able to perform PCR for rapid diagnosis of influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in humans.
Read more about Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: History, Architecture, Staff and Patients, Remodeling, New Women’s & Children’s Hospital
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