St Michael's Hospital, Bristol
Hospital in England
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St Michael's Hospital is a hospital in Bristol, England. Built in 1975, it provides maternity services for Bristol. The hospital is managed by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
| St Michael's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | |
Hospital from St Michael's Hill | |
  Shown in Bristol | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southwell Street, Bristol, BS2 8EG, Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.4591°N 2.5994°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Services | |
| Beds | 114[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital was established in 1865 at Alfred Place as the Temporary Home for Young Girls Who Have Gone Astray.[2] It moved to Southwell Street in 1871, before briefly relocating to St Michael's Hill in the 1940s.[2] It joined the National Health Service as the Bristol Lying-In Hospital in 1948, but then moved to Queen Victoria House on Durdham Down where Clementine Churchill conducted an official opening in November 1950.[2][3] It returned to St Michael's Hill as the Bristol Maternity Hospital in 1975,[2] and became known as St. Michael's Hospital in the 1980s.[4]
On 22 May 2025, there was a partial evacuation of the building due to a fire on its roof. The hospital reopened some two hours later.[5]
Services
The hospital has a total of 114 beds.[6] The midwifery staff provide choices to pregnant women, when deciding how best their pregnancy, labour and post-labour care is delivered. The hospital has a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which cares for sick and premature babies from across the South West region of England and South Wales. The hospital also provides gynaecology services.[7] Other services such as ENT and Clinical Genetics are on the site.[8] Patients coming to St Michael's are offered support from the chaplaincy team. There is a quiet room for use by all denominations.[9] Services are almost entirely 24 hours. There is no A&E department.[7]
The Cots for Tots appeal
The Cots for Tots appeal was set up in 2010 by Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital charity, to support St Michael's intensive care unit.[10]
