The Princess Royal Hospital, also known as PRH, is an acute, teaching,
general hospital
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located in
Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath ( ) is a town in West Sussex, England, south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and northeast of the county town, Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, ...
,
West Sussex
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, England.
It is the main hospital in the
Mid Sussex district and is part of
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust along with the larger
Royal Sussex County Hospital and several other facilities, mostly in nearby
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
.
History
The hospital stands on part of the site of
St Francis Hospital, a mental hospital founded as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum in 1859.
[ The new buildings were completed in 1991. In 2017 local councillors expressed concerns that the hospital was at risk of being downgraded.
]
Services
The hospital has medical and surgical facilities, along with adult intensive care, ear, nose & throat, diabetic medicine, geriatrics, haematology, urology and cardiac services.
Performance
As a trust (including the other sites), the hospital was rated 6th best in the country for safety, and in the top 5% for hospital survival rates, in the year 2009-10.
See also
* Healthcare in Sussex
* List of hospitals in England
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East Midlands
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References
External links
*
''Princess Royal Hospital''
on the NHS website
Inspection reports
from the Care Quality Commission
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Hospital buildings completed in 1991
Hospitals in West Sussex
1991 establishments in England
Haywards Heath
NHS hospitals in England