Worcestershire Royal Hospital


The Worcestershire Royal Hospital is an acute general hospital located in Charles Hastings Way in Worcester. It is managed by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The original hospital, known as the Worcester Infirmary, was built in 1771. A new wing of the hospital which included operating theatres, an orthopaedic department and pathology department was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1932. It became the Worcester Royal Infirmary at that time.
A new hospital was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract to replace the Worcester Royal Infirmary in 1999. The new hospital was designed by Anshen Dyer, built by Bovis Construction at a cost of £85 million and opened in March 2002. Expansion took place when the Worcestershire Oncology Centre opened on the site in January 2015.

Facilities

The hospital is located in Charles Hastings Way, named after Charles Hastings, a leading physician. It has 500 beds and nine operating theatres. Facilities management services are provided by ISS.