Solihull Hospital Explained

Solihull Hospital
Org/Group:	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Location:	Solihull
Region:	West Midlands
Country:	England
Coordinates:	52.4183°N -1.7737°W
Healthcare:	NHS
Type:	District General
Founded:	1898

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

History

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

• Geoffrey Gillam FRCP (1905–1970) was a consultant cardiologist at the hospital in the 1960s.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Solihull. Workhouses. 15 December 2018.
2. Web site: Solihull Hospital, Solihull. National Archives. 15 December 2018.
3. Web site: Solihull Hospital. 20 March 2002. Hansard. 15 December 2018.
4. Web site: Solihull Hospital New £3.5 million dermatology unit. 14 December 2015. Virtus Consult. 15 December 2018.
5. Web site: This is when the new chemo unit will open at Solihull Hospital. 29 April 2018. Coventry Telegraph. 15 December 2018.
6. Web site: New cancer centre opens at Solihull Hospital. 13 July 2018. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. 15 December 2018.
7. http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/1764 "Geoffrey Gerrard Gillam"