Sandwell General Hospital

Name :

Sandwell General Hospital

Address  :

Lyndon

Town  :

West Bromwich

State  :

West Midlands

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

B71 4HJ

Phone  :

0121 553 1831

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Urology

Description

Serving patients across Sandwell the Black Country and areas of west and north Birmingham Sandwell General Hospital provides a comprehensive range of medical and nursing services including general medicine surgery urology plastic surgery orthopaedics gastroenterology rheumatology interventional cardiology maternity and paediatrics Its pound18 million Emergency Services Centre opened in April 2005 and boasts a new AampE department Emergency Assessment Unit and coronary care facilities with one of the best equipped cardiac care units in Europe A new pound185 million critical care unit has also recently opened

The hospital is easy to access from Junction 1 of the M5 and is close to road metro and rail links Originally an addition to the West Bromwich Union workhouse in 1884 it was then known as the Hallam Hospital and became Sandwell General Hospital after being rebuilt during the 1970s Although most of the buildings used for patient care have been constructed during the last thirty years a few surviving buildings from the former workhouse still remain on the site
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