Hull Royal Infirmary
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Hull Royal Infirmary is one of the two main hospitals for Kingston upon Hull
(the other being Castle Hill Hospital
in nearby Cottingham
). It is situated on Anlaby Road, just outside of the city centre, and is run by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
.
The site is dominated by a 13-floor high tower block which houses the majority of the wards, as well as the Intensive Care Unit
, Pharmacy
, laboratories and canteen. A 4 floor building directly connected to the back of this tower block houses the Accident and Emergency department and Acute Admissions Unit, the high dependency unit, and radiology, as well as the Operating theatre
s and most of the hospital's outpatient facilities. There are a number of other buildings on the site, which includes the Haughton building, which now mostly houses wards for elderly patients, the mortuary, various laboratory and office buildings and several other buildings containing wards and other patient facilities. The site is shared by the Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital and the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital.
The East Riding Medical Education Centre is located within the grounds of Hull Royal Infirmary.
The hospital has a dedicated MRI scanning centre
on site which houses three MRI scanners: two 1.5 tesla
scanners and one state-of-the-art 3.0 tesla scanner which is owned by the University of Hull
.
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
(the other being Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Hill Hospital is an NHS hospital to the west of Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and is run by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.-History:...
in nearby Cottingham
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Cottingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies just to the north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull...
). It is situated on Anlaby Road, just outside of the city centre, and is run by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
The Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust operates in the city of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is based on three sites the Trust is one of the largest in England and provides acute care for a local population of 600,000 and over 1.2 million people for our tertiary...
.
The site is dominated by a 13-floor high tower block which houses the majority of the wards, as well as the Intensive Care Unit
Intensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
, Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, laboratories and canteen. A 4 floor building directly connected to the back of this tower block houses the Accident and Emergency department and Acute Admissions Unit, the high dependency unit, and radiology, as well as the Operating theatre
Operating theatre
An operating theater was a non-sterile, tiered theater or amphitheater in which students and other spectators could watch surgeons perform surgery...
s and most of the hospital's outpatient facilities. There are a number of other buildings on the site, which includes the Haughton building, which now mostly houses wards for elderly patients, the mortuary, various laboratory and office buildings and several other buildings containing wards and other patient facilities. The site is shared by the Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital and the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital.
The East Riding Medical Education Centre is located within the grounds of Hull Royal Infirmary.
The hospital has a dedicated MRI scanning centre
Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations
The Kingston Upon Hull Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations , which opened in 1992, is a magnetic resonance imaging centre located in the city of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK...
on site which houses three MRI scanners: two 1.5 tesla
Tesla (unit)
The tesla is the SI derived unit of magnetic field B . One tesla is equal to one weber per square meter, and it was defined in 1960 in honour of the inventor, physicist, and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla...
scanners and one state-of-the-art 3.0 tesla scanner which is owned by the University of Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
.