Heartlands Hospital

Name :

Heartlands Hospital

Address  :

Bordesley Green East

Town  :

Birmingham

State  :

West Midlands

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

B9 5SS

Phone  :

0121 424 2000

Fax  :

0121 424 2200

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • Hematologist
  • Immunology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Vascular Surgeon

Description

Heartlands Hospital is at the heart of a bustling dynamic community A large site consisting of modern stateoftheart buildings purpose built to provide the highest possible quality of patient care and support services Heartlands is the flagship hospital of the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and offers a huge array of facilities and procedures Its dedicated staff serve a diverse population with professionalism and pride


History

There has been a hospital on the Birmingham Heartlands site since June 29th 1895 when the first patient was admitted suffering from smallpox 1978 saw the worlds last smallpox case admitted to the hospital The original hospital was established to provide treatment in isolation for those suffering from Tuberculosis and Diphtheria

Since that time the hospital has grown into one of the largest in the country with the site changing beyond recognition Over recent years the Trust has recognised the need to invest if it is to provide the best in patient care This investment has included ambitious development programmes

2005 New Main Entrance completed at Heartlands Hospital

2002 New Medical Unit and The West Midlands Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit opened at a cost of pound10 million

2002 pound1 Million Pathology Laboratories opened

2001 The Fracture Clinic moved to a new building alongside Accident amp Emergency with a new helipad for emergency helicopters

2000 pound65 million Elderly Care and Infectious Diseases Unit opened Hospital

1999 The completion of three new Childrens Wards developed at a cost of pound3 million

1998 The development of new Day Surgery and Womens units in both Heartlands and Solihull hospitals

1997 The new pound13 million MRI Scanner Renal Dialysis Unit and new Ophthalmology department opened

1996 Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals merged

1995 The pound15 million Heartlands Education Centre opened

1994 A new Accident amp Emergency Unit was opened at Heartlands Hospital which treats 80000 people every year and is the busiest in Birmingham The completion of the pound850000 Glaxo Renal Unit at Heartlands which is one of the NHSs flagship renal units

1992 The Princess of Wales Maternity Unit opened which has one of Birminghams major neonatal units The neonatal unit has seven intensive care beds three high dependency and twelve special care cots
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