Royal Victoria Hospital may refer to:
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, (established 1873; first air conditioned building in the world)
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, (established 1891)
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, (established 1893)
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth, (established 1889)
- Royal Victoria Military Hospital, or Netley Hospital, Hampshire, England, (established 1856)
- Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, (established 1897)
- Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Bournemouth, (established 1887)
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