Care system Public NHS Website www.swbh.nhs.uk Founded 1887 | Hospital type District General Phone +44 121 554 3801 | |
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Affiliated university University of BirminghamAston UniversityBirmingham City University Emergency department Yes Accident & Emergency Address Dudley Rd, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK Affiliated universities | ||
City Hospital (formerly Dudley Road Hospital, and still commonly referred to as such) is a major hospital located in Birmingham, England, operated by the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. It provides an extensive range of general and specialist hospital services. It is located in the Winson Green area of the west of the city.
History
The hospital was first built in 1889 as an extension to the Birmingham Union Workhouse (whose building, though derelict, is still extant). It originally comprised a single corridor stretching for a quarter of a mile with nine Nightingale ward blocks radiating from it along its length. The original design was by an architect called W. H. Ward and was designed around a configuration recommended by Florence Nightingale.
It was originally known as the Birmingham Union Infirmary which later changed to the Dudley Road Infirmary before becoming Dudley Road Hospital. One of its notable surgeons, Hamilton Bailey, took the photos for the first edition of his famous textbook while at Dudley Road.
The Birmingham Treatment Centre opened on the City Hospital site in November 2005. This diagnosis and treatment centre replaces the existing Outpatient Department.