| Princess of Wales Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
| Location: | Ely |
| Region: | Cambridgeshire |
| State: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.4132°N 0.2755°W |
| Healthcare: | NHS |
| Type: | Community |
| Founded: | 1939 |
| Map Type: | Cambridgeshire |
The Princess of Wales Hospital is a healthcare facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
The facility was established as the Royal Air Force Hospital Ely in 1939.[1] It treated military casualties during the Second World War.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and, following a visit by the Princess of Wales in 1987, it was renamed the Princess of Wales Royal Air Force Hospital.[2] Despite a decision by the Royal Air Force to close the facility in 1992, it was saved from closure as a result of pressure from Action for a Community Hospital in Ely, a local pressure group.[3] It was subsequently managed on a civilian basis and renamed the Princess of Wales Hospital.[4]