Solihull Hospital

Hospital in West Midlands, England

Solihull Hospital

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Solihull Hospital

Geography
Location| Solihull, West Midlands, England
Coordinates| 52°25′06″N 1°46′25″W﻿ / ﻿52.4183°N 1.7737°W﻿ / 52.4183; -1.7737
Organisation
Care system| NHS
Type| District General
History
Opened| 1898
Links
Website| www.uhb.nhs.uk
Lists| Hospitals 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 variant.[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

## External links

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* Official website

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* ISNI

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