The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick is finally set to open in October after years of delays. Initially scheduled for spring 2023, the hospital faced setbacks, including the collapse of the construction firm Carillion and the Covid pandemic, leading to a budget that ballooned to £988 million.
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00:00The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick is finally set to open in October
00:07after years of delays. Initially scheduled for Spring 2023, the hospital faced setbacks
00:14including the collapse of the construction firm Carillion and the Covid pandemic, leading
00:18to a budget that ballooned to over £900 million.
00:23From the 6th of October, Sandwell Hospital's emergency department will close, with services
00:28transferring to the new hospital. City Hospital in Birmingham will follow, with its emergency
00:34department closing in November. The new facility will offer over 700 beds, 11 operating theatres,
00:41an emergency unit and maternity services. Outpatient clinics, dye surgery and routine
00:47diagnostics will continue at Sandwell and City Hospital sites under the Sandwell and
00:52West Birmingham NHS Trust.