Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases 5696166 170726498 2007-11-11T10:56:23Z Rodw 125972 /* External links */ {{Somerset-struct-stub}} {{Infobox Hospital | Name = Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases | Org/Group = Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Trust | Image = Rnhrd.JPG | Caption = <!-- optional --> | Logo = <!-- optional --> | Location = [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] | Region = Somerset | State = England | Country = UK | HealthCare = NHS | Type = Specialist | Speciality = [[Rheumatology]] | Emergency = No | Affiliation= <!-- University or Medical School --> | Beds = | Founded = 1742 | Closed = <!-- optional --> | Website = http://www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/revisit_index.htm | Wiki-Links = <!-- optional --> |}} The '''Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases''' [[NHS Hospital Trust|NHS Trust]] is a small, specialist Trust in the centre of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. It was founded in [[1738]] as The Mineral Water Hospital, and is still known locally as "The Min". Then, it provided care for the impoverished sick who were attracted to Bath because of the supposed healing properties of the [[mineral water]] from the spa. The original building was designed by [[John Wood the Elder]] and built with [[Bath stone]] donated by [[Ralph Allen]]. It was later enlarged, firstly in [[1793]] by the addition of an attic storey and later in [[1860]] by a second building erected on the west side of the earlier edifice. It is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=443857 | accessdate=2006-06-24}}</ref> There is a fine [[pediment]], in Bath stone, on the 1860 building depicting the parable of the [[good Samaritan]]. The hospital possesses a number of interesting [[oil paintings]], in particular a picture of Dr Oliver and Mr Peirce examining three patients in 1741.<ref>{{cite web | title=An eighteenth century consultation | work=Medical Heritage of Great Britain | url=http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/Bath/An%20eighteenth%20century%20consultation.htm | accessdate=2006-06-24}}</ref> In 1993 it became an NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in [[Rheumatology|Rheumatic Disease]] and [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|Rehabilitation]], which received a 3 star rating in 2005. The Hospital provides local [[Rheumatology]] services, and also has specialist clinics and services which attract referrals from a national population. Specialised clinics include [[connective tissue disease]], [[ankylosing spondylitis]], [[osteoporosis]], and [[Paget's disease of bone|Pagets Disease]]. The hospital has a large [[brain injury]] [[Neuro-Rehabilitation]] service with separate units for adults, adolescents and children. == References == <references /> == External links == *[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1993/Uksi_19932256_en_1.htm The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 1993] [[Category:1738 establishments]] [[Category:Bath]] [[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Somerset]] [[Category:Hospitals in Somerset]] [[Category:NHS hospitals]] [[Category:Specialist hospitals in England]] {{Somerset-struct-stub}} {{UK-hospital-stub}} {{NHS-stub}} {{coord|51|22|55|N|2|21|41|W|type:landmark|region:GB|display=title}}