<P> The university hospital replaced the former , Norfolk and Norwich Hospital , which was founded in 1771 , and the West Norwich Hospital . The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital was built under the Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ) , and opened in late 2001 : it has 1237 acute beds and offers a wide range of NHS acute health services plus private patient facilities . It is one of the largest hospitals in the United Kingdom in terms of in - patient capacity . The hospital is part of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust . </P>
<P> The university hospital replaced the former , Norfolk and Norwich Hospital , which was founded in 1771 , and the West Norwich Hospital . The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital was built under the Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ) , and opened in late 2001 : it has 1237 acute beds and offers a wide range of NHS acute health services plus private patient facilities . It is one of the largest hospitals in the United Kingdom in terms of in - patient capacity . The hospital is part of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust . </P>
when was the norfolk and norwich hospital built
when was the norfolk and norwich hospital built
2001
2001