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Solihull Hospital

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Solihull Hospital
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Solihull Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationSolihull, West Midlands, England
Coordinates52°25′06″N 1°46′25″W / 52.4183°N 1.7737°W / 52.4183; -1.7737
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeDistrict General
History
Opened1898
Links
Websitewww.uhb.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Solihull Hospital is an acute general hospital in Solihull, West Midlands, England. It is managed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

History

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The hospital has its origins in the Solihull Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1898.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service as Solihull Hospital in 1948.[2]

A new purpose-built hospital was built at a cost of £38 million in the early 1990s and the new facilities were officially opened in June 1994.[3] A new dermatology unit was opened in December 2015[4] and a new haematology and oncology day unit was opened in May 2018.[5][6]

In December 2021 the NHS decided to set up Nightingale Surge Hubs around the country in response to the Covid-19 Omicron varient.[7] One of the temporary hubs was on the staff car park at Solihull Hospital with a capacity of approximately 100 beds.[8] The surge hub was decommissioned without treating a single patient.[9]

The construction of the Solihull Elective Surgery Hub consisting of six theatres (three ultra-clean and three robotic) started in early 2023 and built in modular format.[10] One of the first patients to be treated in the new theatres was in November 2024. The new theatre hub cost £46m.[11]

Notable staff

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  • Geoffrey Gillam FRCP (1905–1970) was a consultant cardiologist at the hospital in the 1960s.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Solihull". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Solihull Hospital, Solihull". National Archives. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Solihull Hospital". Hansard. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Solihull Hospital New £3.5 million dermatology unit". Virtus Consult. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ "This is when the new chemo unit will open at Solihull Hospital". Coventry Telegraph. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. ^ "New cancer centre opens at Solihull Hospital". Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ^ England, N. H. S. (30 December 2021). "NHS England » NHS plans new Nightingale facilities in response to Omicron". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  8. ^ Richardson, Andy (30 December 2021). "Nightingale hospitals to be set up in Solihull to combat Omicron". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  9. ^ Sandiford, Josh (18 February 2022). "Solihull Nightingale Hospital closes without treating anyone". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Solihull Elective Hub". Merit. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Solihull Hospital surgical hub treats first patient and starts to bring down waiting lists". www.uhb.nhs.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Geoffrey Gerrard Gillam" in William Munk, ed., The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London: Continued to 1975 (The Royal College, 1982), pp. 196–198
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