It is managed by the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

The hospital is a key part of the Hengrove Park Regeneration Project that will include a new Skills Academy, a sports and leisure centre, corporate headquarters and transport infrastructure improvements.

The last plans by Bristol and Weston Health Authority were shelved in the late 1980s.

[3] The NHS South West board approved the £54 million facility in January 2009.

[7] Construction, which cost £45 million, was completed in the spring of 2012, although not all services were operating in March 2012.