Heartlands Hospital
| Heartlands Hospital | |
|---|---|
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | |
Heartlands Hospital and the Heartlands Treatment Centre | |
Location within West Midlands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bordesley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Coordinates | 52°28′44″N 1°49′46″W / 52.4788°N 1.8295°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Heartlands Hospital, formerly East Birmingham District Hospital,[1] is an acute general hospital in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England. It is managed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
History
The hospital has its origins in an infectious diseases hospital known as City Hospital, Little Bromwich which was completed in June 1895.[2][3] Intended for activation only at times of medical emergency, it was tasked with responding to a typhoid fever outbreak in 1901.[3] Three additional pavilions and a nurses' home were added in 1904.[3] It treated patients with scarlet fever, measles, diphtheria and tuberculosis during the First World War.[3]
After joining the National Health Service as Little Bromwich Hospital in 1948, it became a general hospital in 1953.[3] It was renamed East Birmingham Hospital in 1963 and saw considerable expansion in the 1970s.[2] The world's last smallpox patient, Janet Parker, was treated at the hospital during the smallpox outbreak in 1978.[4] It became Heartlands Hospital in 1993.[5]
Development
The hospital's outpatient facilities were greatly expanded through the opening of the Heartlands Treatment Centre, an 18,000 sq metre four-storey building containing 120 consultation rooms, 26 specialist audiology and ear nose and throat rooms, ultrasound and X-ray rooms, and CT scan and MRI scanning facilities.[6] The facility was handed over to the NHS trust in November 2022, and opened to patients in January 2023.[7]
Integration
In 2024 it began to develop integrated neighbourhood teams, which cover a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. They are focused on the patients who make the greatest demands on both the NHS and social care. The 250 people who account for most visits to the Heartlands’ accident and emergency department are tracked in real time and when they appear at the hospital the neighbourhood team will work out if their needs can be met elsewhere. This has reduced the number of contacts with GPs by about 30% and the number of “occupied bed days” at the hospital by 14%. [8]
References
- ^ "Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital: 125 years seen through the lens". 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Ward Block 10, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, West Midlands: Historic Building Record". Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Little Bromwich Hospital". British Empire. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "City hospitals have a long and proud history". Birmingham Mail. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "The East Birmingham Hospital National Health Service Trust (Change of Name) Order 1993". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Kier appointed to deliver £97.1m Heartlands Hospital project". Building Better Healthcare. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "New Heartlands Treatment Centre opens its doors to patients". University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Neville, Sarah (1 July 2025). "Breaking down barriers: NHS project built on collaboration leads to better patient care". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 July 2025.