John Radcliffe Hospital

John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
John Radcliffe Hospital
Location within Oxfordshire
Geography
Location	Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	Teaching, military, district general
Affiliated university	University of Oxford Oxford Brookes University
Services
Emergency department	Yes – Major Trauma Centre
History
Opened	1973
Links
Website	www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/jr/

John Radcliffe Hospital (informally known as the JR or the John Radcliffe) is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It forms part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe, an 18th-century physician and Oxford University graduate, who endowed the Radcliffe Infirmary, the main hospital for Oxford from 1770 until 2007.

It is the main teaching hospital for Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University, and incorporates the Oxford University Medical School.