Spire Bristol Hospital, The Glen

EXTENSION AT SPIRE BRISTOL HOSPITAL ENHANCES BRISTOL’S REPUTATION AS FOREMOST CITY FOR COMPLEX SURGERY

Bristol will become one of the country‘s leading cities for the provision of vital health services including complex life-saving cardiac and brain surgery as well as orthopaedics and other specialties when Spire Bristol Hospital‘s new multi-million pound extension opens next week.

The hospital, based at The Glen, is already a national centre of excellence for cardiac, brain and spinal surgery and the new extension will provide many new services, including the reconstruction of its intensive care unit and a redevelopment and expansion of its theatres and recovery area.

Speaking ahead of Monday‘s grand opening, where BBC TV presenter Monty Halls will be guest of honour, Spire Bristol Hospital Director Rob Anderson said: “These are exciting times in the development of healthcare across the board in Bristol and the South West, and this development is key to securing the city‘s place as one of the country‘s foremost locations for the provision of high-quality complex surgery.

“It is also extremely positive for Bristol that, despite the UK still being deep in the mire of the worst economic downturn for a generation, here we are talking about a major investment in the city which will create a nationally-recognised flagship hospital with all the associated benefits and kudos that brings.”

The new extension will also provide:

• major investment in new surgical and diagnostic equipment
• a total re-fit and expansion of the outpatient‘s department, increasing the number of consulting rooms to 26
• an internal refurbishment, including new patient bedrooms.

“As well as cementing our reputation as a national centre of excellence this development will also allow us simply to make more efficient use of our space, improving the general environment for both patients and staff,” added Rob Anderson.

ENDS 15th April 2010
Please note, photograph of Spire Bristol Hospital Director Rob Anderson available on request

Spire Bristol Hospital, The Glen is part of Spire Healthcare, the second largest private hospital provider in the UK with 36 hospitals and a total of 1,983 beds. Spire Healthcare treats 930,000 patients a year, employs 7,600 staff and works with over 3,000 medical consultants. For more information, please visit: www.spirehealthcare.com

For more information or to arrange photographs, please contact Louie Hadley on 01275 349 011 or louie@sturgessvandamme.co.uk

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