" ▁see ▁Princess ▁Royal ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁The ▁Princess ▁Royal ▁Hospital ▁is ▁an ▁ac ute , ▁teaching , ▁general ▁hospital ▁located ▁in ▁Hay wards ▁He ath , ▁Sus sex , ▁England . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁Mid ▁Sus sex ▁district ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bright on ▁and ▁Sus sex ▁University ▁H osp it als ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁Royal ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁Hospital ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁facilities , ▁mostly ▁in ▁nearby ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁hospital ▁stands ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁St ▁Francis ▁Hospital , ▁a ▁mental ▁hospital ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁L un atic ▁As yl um ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁The ▁new ▁buildings ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁local ▁coun c ill ors ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁being ▁down grad ed . ▁ ▁Services ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁medical ▁and ▁surg ical ▁facilities , ▁along ▁with ▁adult ▁int ensive ▁care , ▁ear , ▁nose ▁& ▁thro at , ▁di ab etic ▁medicine , ▁ger iat rics , ▁ha em ot ology , ▁u ro log y ▁and ▁card iac ▁services . ▁It ▁works ▁inter dep end ently ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁the ▁trust ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁complete ▁service . ▁ ▁Performance ▁As ▁a ▁trust ▁( including ▁the ▁other ▁sites ), ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁r ated ▁ 6 th ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁safety , ▁and ▁in