Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Southmead Hospital in Bristol is a purpose build, 48-bed unit. We admit over 2,500 patients each year and are one of the busiest in the UK.

We are the regional specialise Intensive Care Unit for:

• Major Trauma
• Neurosciences (Neurosurgery and Neurology)
• Stroke Medicine (including Stroke Thrombectomy)
• Renal Medicine (including Renal Transplant)
• Vascular Surgery
• Urology
• Plastic Surgery and Burns
• Infectious Diseases (including airborne High Consequence Infectious Diseases)

We have highly specialised teams which means we sometimes admit patients who are hundreds of miles from home. This allows them to access the expertise we have in our hospital. We also provide General Intensive Care services for our local population. This serves over 500,000 people based in Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.

Our Intensive Care Unit provides outstanding care with excellent survival rates, and we have some of the best trauma outcomes in the country. We also have an active research programme and a strong focus on medical an nursing education. 

We always aim to provide an excellent service and welcome feedback on the care we give, and ways we can improve this for future patients. To give feedback or make any suggestions for change visit: Feedback | North Bristol NHS Trust