University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust provides adult district general hospital
services for South Birmingham
as well as specialist treatments for the West Midlands
.
The trust comprises three hospitals on two sites, which are 1.5 miles apart. These hospitals are the older Queen Elizabeth Hospital
and the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in Edgbaston
and Selly Oak Hospital in Selly Oak
. More than 553,000 patients attend the hospitals every year for services ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to a heart transplant. The new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is adjacent to its older namesake and connected to it by a footbridge. QEHB began receiving patients at its Emergency Department at 2am on June 16th, 2010, and will eventually replace nearly all clinical services at the two older services. The Selly Oak Hospital Accident & Emergency Department has now closed and in-patients from the hospital are being transferred to the QEHB between June 16th and June 22nd, but out-patient services will continue on the site until 2011.
Selly Oak Hospital will eventually close completely and the site redeveloped.
On June 30th, 2004, the Trust received authorisation to become one of the first NHS Foundation Trusts in England under the leadership of chief executive Mark Britnell
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Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
services for South Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham 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...
as well as specialist treatments for the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
.
The trust comprises three hospitals on two sites, which are 1.5 miles apart. These hospitals are the older Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is an NHS hospital in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, situated very close to the University of Birmingham. The hospital, which cost £545 million to construct, opened in June 2010 replacing the previous Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Selly Oak Hospital...
and the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
and Selly Oak Hospital in Selly Oak
Selly Oak
Selly Oak is a residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb is bordered by Bournbrook and Selly Park to the north-east, Edgbaston and Harborne to the north, Weoley Castle and Weoley Hill to the west, and Bournville to the south...
. More than 553,000 patients attend the hospitals every year for services ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to a heart transplant. The new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is adjacent to its older namesake and connected to it by a footbridge. QEHB began receiving patients at its Emergency Department at 2am on June 16th, 2010, and will eventually replace nearly all clinical services at the two older services. The Selly Oak Hospital Accident & Emergency Department has now closed and in-patients from the hospital are being transferred to the QEHB between June 16th and June 22nd, but out-patient services will continue on the site until 2011.
Selly Oak Hospital will eventually close completely and the site redeveloped.
On June 30th, 2004, the Trust received authorisation to become one of the first NHS Foundation Trusts in England under the leadership of chief executive Mark Britnell
Mark Britnell
Mark Britnell is a partner and Head of Healthcare, Europe & UK for advisory firm KPMG. He was previously Director-General for Commissioning and System Management for the National Health Service of England .-Career:Britnell is a graduate of the University of Warwick; during his time there he was...
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