St Michael's Hospital is a hospital in

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, England. Built in 1975, it provides maternity services for Bristol. The hospital is managed by

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History

The hospital was established in 1865 at Alfred Place as the Temporary Home for Young Girls Who Have Gone Astray. It moved to Southwell Street in 1871, before briefly relocating to St Michael's Hill in the 1940s. It joined the

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as the Bristol Lying-In Hospital in 1948, but then moved to Queen Victoria House on Durdham Down where

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conducted an official opening in November 1950. It returned to St Michael's Hill as the Bristol Maternity Hospital in 1975, and became known as St. Michael's Hospital in the 1980s.

Services

The hospital has a total of 114 beds. The midwifery staff provide choices to

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women, when deciding how best their pregnancy,

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and post-labour care is delivered. The hospital is home to the

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Neonatal refers to the first 28 days of life. Neonatal care, as kn ...

(NICU), which cares for sick and premature babies from across the South West region of England and

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. The hospital also provides gynaecology services. Other services such as

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and

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are on the site. Patients coming to St Michael's are offered support from the

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cy team. There is a quiet room for use by all denominations. Services are almost entirely 24 hours. There is no A&E department.

The Cots for Tots Appeal

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's Grand Appeal to support special care babies at the hospital. The appeal is raising £1million to provide four

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cots and a new intensive care suite at the NICU along with a family accommodation suite.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Michaels Hospital, Bristol University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Hospital buildings completed in 1975 Hospitals in Bristol Hospitals established in 1975 Maternity hospitals in the United Kingdom NHS hospitals in England

History

Services

The Cots for Tots Appeal

See also

References

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