Good Hope Hospital

Good Hope Hospital
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Good Hope Hospital
Location within West Midlands
Geography
Location Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°34′01″N 1°48′43″W / 52.567°N 1.812°W / 52.567; -1.812Coordinates: 52°34′01″N 1°48′43″W / 52.567°N 1.812°W / 52.567; -1.812
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type District General
Affiliated university University of Birmingham Medical School
Services
Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency
Beds 430
History
Founded 1943
Links
Website hgs.uhb.nhs.uk/good-hope-hospital/
Lists Hospitals in England

Good Hope Hospital is a hospital in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, England. Covering north Birmingham and south east Staffordshire, it is managed by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in a Victorian house which was converted into a convalescent centre in 1943.[1] Two single-storey wards were added in the 1950s to act as a facility for the potential evacuation of patients from Birmingham in the event of a nuclear attack.[1] The Sheldon Unit and the Fothergill Block were added in 1967, the Richard Salt Unit opened in 1971 and new facilities for endoscopy, outpatients and diagnostic services followed in 2005.[1]

Services

Good Hope is a teaching hospital with library and learning facilities in the Partnership Learning Centre, which is part-funded by the Medical School of the University of Birmingham.[2] It has accident and emergency facilities.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilcox, David. "History of Good Hope Hospital". Sutton Coldfield.net. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Good Hope Hospital". University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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