NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter
The NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter was initially part of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, caring for nearly 250 patients with COVID-19 from across Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
The Nightingale was then purchased by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of NHS organisations across Devon and the South West region to continue the site’s legacy of supporting local people while also reducing waiting times for a number of specialities by creating a protected elective care centre for Devon.
The Nightingale is a state-of-the-art facility and is home to the following services:
- Centre of Excellence for Eyes – delivering diagnostic outpatient services and cataract surgery
- Devon Diagnostic Centre – hosting CT, MRI, Plain Film X-ray, Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy services
- Southwest Ambulatory Orthopaedic Centre – two operating theatres for day case and short stay elective orthopaedic procedures, and is a GIRFT-accredited elective surgical hub
- Buttercup Outpatient Unit – provides state-of-the-art technology, innovative approaches and additional capacity to transform and improve care for patients across Devon. The new facilities (opened in 2024) comprise of eight consulting rooms, a procedure room, an echo room and a respiratory room
- The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Rheumatology department (Eastern services – previously Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital)
People living in Torbay and South Devon may be offered orthopaedic procedures or surgery at the Nightingale or diagnostics for ophthalmology (glaucoma). You can find more information about the services offered and helpful patient information on the Nightingale Hospital Exeter website including:
- Information leaflets and videos
- How to get to the hospital
- What to do when you arrive at the hospital
- On-site facilities