Solihull Hospital
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| Solihull Hospital | |
|---|---|
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Solihull Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Solihull, West Midlands, England |
| Coordinates | 52°25′06″N 1°46′25″W / 52.4183°N 1.7737°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| 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[edit]
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]
Notable staff[edit]
- Geoffrey Gillam FRCP (1905–1970) was a consultant cardiologist at the hospital in the 1960s.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Solihull". Workhouses. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Solihull Hospital, Solihull". National Archives. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Solihull Hospital". Hansard. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Solihull Hospital New £3.5 million dermatology unit". Virtus Consult. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "This is when the new chemo unit will open at Solihull Hospital". Coventry Telegraph. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "New cancer centre opens at Solihull Hospital". Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "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
