ðə wˈɛsɪks nˌʊɹɹəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl jˈuːnɪt ˈoʊpənd ɔnðə sˈaɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ænd ðɪ ˈiːst wˈɪŋ wʌz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ɐdˈɪʃənəl bˈɛdz, ɐ nˈuː ˈæksɪdənt ænd ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt, ænd ɐ tʃˈɪldɹənz jˈuːnɪt.
The Wessex Neurological Unit opened on the site in 1965, and the East Wing was constructed in 1974, providing 450 additional beds, a new Accident and Emergency Department, and a children's unit.