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Birmingham City Hospital officially closes

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A Brummie Dude

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Gosh, will it be completely closed?!
I saw an article on the BBC website about the first baby being born at the new place in Smethwick a week or so ago and then some triplets so I thought it was just the maternity department.
 
Birmingham City Hospital on Dudley Road closed on Sunday November 10, 2024, after 135 years of service:

  • Closure date
    The final patient left the hospital at 7:03 PM.

  • Patient transfer
    The remaining 110 patients were moved to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick by ambulance.

  • Farewell to a staff member
    Dr. Pankaj Kumar, a specialist A&E doctor at the hospital for 18 years, was the final patient to leave.

  • New use for the site
    The site will now be known as City Health Campus and will offer outpatient appointments, short stay surgery, and other services. The Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre will remain on site.
The hospital's condition had deteriorated due to water leaks and other issues, and it could no longer meet the demands of modern healthcare. The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has a range of transport options, including public transport, parking, and cycle storage.
 
A Sparks said:
Gosh, will it be completely closed?!
I saw an article on the BBC website about the first baby being born at the new place in Smethwick a week or so ago and then some triplets so I thought it was just the maternity department.
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yes all the old parts will be demolished..
 
Seems a pity that they weren't able to close it and then do the necessary repairs, in order to be able to provide extra hospital places, and start to reduce the ever growing NHS waiting lists.
 
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The Archway of Tears

The Archway of Tears at the City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham
Birmingham Conservation Trust have secured funding to carry out an Options Appraisal on the Archway of Tears at the City Hospital on Dudley Road. This is the initial stage in a proposed larger project to restore the Archway of Tears – the entrance to the former Birmingham Union Workhouse.
The building was designed by J.J. Bateman and completed in 1852. It was here that people driven by poverty and circumstance arrived to be assessed for entry to the workhouse. Its evocative name reflects the sorrow suffered by new arrivals as families were split by gender and age to relevant living and working areas.
 
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