NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter

The NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter was set up to care for patients with COVID-19.

It has proven to be an invaluable resource to support care for the Devon and wider South West community during the pandemic, providing care for people with COVID-19 and access to important diagnostic tests.

COVID-19 care at the Nightingale hospital was stood down on 1 April 2021, but the facility is continuing to support the Devon system through hosting diagnostic testing.

We recognise that these efforts would not have been possible without the many staff, partners and volunteers involved who worked tirelessly to support the Nightingale, and we are very grateful to all these people.

Discussions are now underway to maintain a long-term service at the site, continuing the hospital legacy and supporting care in the region.

How to find us

To find the Nightingale Hospital Exeter travelling south on the M5, take Exit 29 and follow the signs for Exeter A3015, continue on this road and at the roundabout take the first exit, following sign for Sowton Industrial Estate, and continue. Take the left turning after Dunelm Mill, onto Osprey Road, and the hospital is on this road.

To find the Nightingale Hospital Exeter travelling north on the M5, take Exit 30 to Exeter.  At the Sandygate roundabout take the second exit onto Sidmouth road, following the signs for Sowton Industrial Estate. At the next roundabout take the second exit onto Moor Lane. Continue for approximately half a mile, turning right at the second set of traffic lights onto Osprey Road, and the hospital is on this road.