Sandwell General Hospital
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Sandwell General Hospital is a busy acute teaching hospital of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
in West Bromwich
, England
and provides an extensive range of general and specialist hospital services.
Sandwell General Hospital provides a comprehensive range of medical and nursing services including general medicine, surgery, urology, plastic surgery, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, rheumatology, interventional cardiology
(including percutaneous coronary intervention
for acute myocardial infarction since 2005), maternity and paediatrics.
A new £18m Emergency Services Centre opened on the Sandwell General Hospital campus in April 2005. This facility replaced the old A&E department destroyed by the largest fire in National Health Service
history. It incorporates a comprehensive A&E facility, Emergency Assessment Unit and Cardiac Care Unit. The model of care has been developed with primary care to provide a fully integrated service.
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
is one of the largest NHS teaching Trusts in the United Kingdom operating the following three hospitals:
The Trust was established on 1 April 2002 following approval given by the Secretary of State for Health to amalgamate Sandwell Healthcare NHS Trust and City Hospital NHS Trust. Previously to this the hospital was known as West Bromwich general hospital from february 1984 up until April 2002 when the amalgamation was initiated by clinicians and managers at the two trusts to enable services to be strengthened and developed for a larger population. The Trust which has Two Star status and a budget of almost £300 million. It employs more than 7,000 staff and serves a population of approximately 500,000.
Sandwell Hospital
and City Hospital are busy acute hospitals providing many specialist services and a full range of emergency services including Accident & Emergency at both sites. Rowley Regis Community Hospital was opened in 1994 and provides continuing care, rehabilitation and respite care
. It also has a range of outpatient and diagnostic facilities.
The Trust is a major partner in the "Towards 2010" programme. This programme sets the strategic direction for the local health economy to 2010 and beyond. It has the backing of the Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic Health Authority and was approved in July 2004 as a national priority scheme by the Department of Health. The programme includes investment of up to £750 million in new facilities in both the acute and primary care sectors, making it one of the largest investment programmes in the UK. The most likely option for acute services is the construction of a new single site acute unit which will create some of the largest clinical teams in the country. The Trust's current strategy focuses on the period leading up to 2010 with an emphasis on driving clinical integration, strengthening key specialties and on service improvement.
The Birmingham Treatment Centre opened on the City Hospital site in November 2005. This £35m development provides facilities for diagnosis and treatment and completely replaces the existing Outpatient Department. It includes an Ambulatory Surgical Unit with six theatres, extensive imaging facilities, an integrated breast care centre and teaching accommodation.
Aside from being the largest provider of acute patient services in the Midlands, the Trust also has a substantial research agenda with portfolio status and hosts several academic departments including ophthalmology, cardiology
and rheumatology.
The hospital was originally called Hallam Hospital, and was an infirmary added to the West Bromwich
union workhouse in 1884. Improvements were begun in 1925, when the infirmary then became a separate institution named Hallam Hospital. After the creation of the NHS and rebuilding in the 1970s, the Hospital was renamed Sandwell General Hospital.
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest National Health Service teaching Trusts in England and comprises Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, Birmingham City Hospital and Rowley Regis Hospital.-External links:*...
in West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and provides an extensive range of general and specialist hospital services.
Sandwell General Hospital provides a comprehensive range of medical and nursing services including general medicine, surgery, urology, plastic surgery, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, rheumatology, interventional cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
(including percutaneous coronary intervention
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Percutaneous coronary intervention , commonly known as coronary angioplasty or simply angioplasty, is one therapeutic procedure used to treat the stenotic coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease. These stenotic segments are due to the build up of cholesterol-laden plaques...
for acute myocardial infarction since 2005), maternity and paediatrics.
A new £18m Emergency Services Centre opened on the Sandwell General Hospital campus in April 2005. This facility replaced the old A&E department destroyed by the largest fire in National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
history. It incorporates a comprehensive A&E facility, Emergency Assessment Unit and Cardiac Care Unit. The model of care has been developed with primary care to provide a fully integrated service.
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest National Health Service teaching Trusts in England and comprises Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, Birmingham City Hospital and Rowley Regis Hospital.-External links:*...
is one of the largest NHS teaching Trusts in the United Kingdom operating the following three hospitals:
- Sandwell General Hospital in West BromwichWest BromwichWest Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, - City Hospital in BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, - Rowley Regis Community Hospital in Rowley Regis
The Trust was established on 1 April 2002 following approval given by the Secretary of State for Health to amalgamate Sandwell Healthcare NHS Trust and City Hospital NHS Trust. Previously to this the hospital was known as West Bromwich general hospital from february 1984 up until April 2002 when the amalgamation was initiated by clinicians and managers at the two trusts to enable services to be strengthened and developed for a larger population. The Trust which has Two Star status and a budget of almost £300 million. It employs more than 7,000 staff and serves a population of approximately 500,000.
Sandwell Hospital
Sandwell Hospital
Sandwell Hospital in West Bromwich, England is also known as Sandwell General Hospital and was called Hallam Hospital.Hallam Hospital in Hallam Street originated as an infirmary added to the West Bromwich union workhouse in 1884. Improvements were begun in 1925, when the infirmary then became a...
and City Hospital are busy acute hospitals providing many specialist services and a full range of emergency services including Accident & Emergency at both sites. Rowley Regis Community Hospital was opened in 1994 and provides continuing care, rehabilitation and respite care
Respite care
Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home....
. It also has a range of outpatient and diagnostic facilities.
The Trust is a major partner in the "Towards 2010" programme. This programme sets the strategic direction for the local health economy to 2010 and beyond. It has the backing of the Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic Health Authority and was approved in July 2004 as a national priority scheme by the Department of Health. The programme includes investment of up to £750 million in new facilities in both the acute and primary care sectors, making it one of the largest investment programmes in the UK. The most likely option for acute services is the construction of a new single site acute unit which will create some of the largest clinical teams in the country. The Trust's current strategy focuses on the period leading up to 2010 with an emphasis on driving clinical integration, strengthening key specialties and on service improvement.
The Birmingham Treatment Centre opened on the City Hospital site in November 2005. This £35m development provides facilities for diagnosis and treatment and completely replaces the existing Outpatient Department. It includes an Ambulatory Surgical Unit with six theatres, extensive imaging facilities, an integrated breast care centre and teaching accommodation.
Aside from being the largest provider of acute patient services in the Midlands, the Trust also has a substantial research agenda with portfolio status and hosts several academic departments including ophthalmology, cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
and rheumatology.
The hospital was originally called Hallam Hospital, and was an infirmary added to the West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
union workhouse in 1884. Improvements were begun in 1925, when the infirmary then became a separate institution named Hallam Hospital. After the creation of the NHS and rebuilding in the 1970s, the Hospital was renamed Sandwell General Hospital.