Bradford Royal Infirmary
NHS hospital in Yorkshire, England
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Bradford Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and is operated by the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The infirmary is affiliated with the Leeds School of Medicine.
| Bradford Royal Infirmary | |
|---|---|
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Bradford Royal Infirmary | |
  Location in West Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bradford BD9 6DA, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′21″N 1°47′40″W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Affiliated university | Leeds School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes - Trauma Unit |
| History | |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital has its origins in the Bradford Public Dispensary founded in 1825.[1] It opened at Darley Street in 1827 and moved to Westgate as the Bradford Infirmary in 1843.[2] In December 1882 the infirmary staff responded to the Newlands Mill chimney collapse which resulted in the loss of 54 lives, mostly young girls and boys.[3][4] The facility became the Bradford Royal Infirmary in 1897 in commemoration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee [2]
The foundation stone for the current facility in Duckworth Lane was laid by the Duke and Duchess of York in 1928 and the facility opened in 1936.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] The hospital was noted for being a pioneer in the field of chemotherapy under Professor Robert Turner and George Whyte-Watson in the 1950s.[5][6]
Services
Specialist services include support from the Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Service for young children and adults that have a Cochlear implants.[7]
The hospital hosts the 'Centre for Ageing' a research group focused on applied health research on older people and funded by the Wolfson Foundation.[8]
