£97m Heartlands Treatment Centre has opened its doors

The Heartlands Treatment Centre (HTC) will treat up to 1,500 patients a day who will benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and the very latest technology.

We hope many patients will benefit from the HTC for decades to come, and our staff enjoy working in the spacious, bright and purpose-built environment they deserve.

Accessing the centre via the main entrance to Heartlands Hospital, the majority of patients will be seen in a new outpatients department. This features multi-language and disabled friendly self check-in kiosks and wayfinding technology on each floor. Patients will wait for their appointments in the comfort of large, light-filled areas. There are wheelchair-friendly toilets on every level, as well as a Changing Places toilet for patients and staff with complex disabilities, plus baby changing and feeding facilities. All clinical areas have been designed with the patient as the focus, including individual bespoke patient changing and private preparation rooms.

As the first large-scale capital investment at Heartlands Hospital since 2008, the centre will offer a ‘one-stopshop’ for patients as a result of bringing a range of services under one roof, meaning more treatments, for more patients, delivered more efficiently.

With a footprint of over 18,000m2, the impressive building stands four storeys high, with 149 tonnes of steel and 12.5 miles of pipework inside. State-of-theart technology has been installed including brand new theatre suites and advanced imaging equipment.

At the opening in January, Jonathan Brotherton, Interim Chief Executive at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), said: “Today marks the culmination of many years of planning and hard work and I’d like to thank all the staff who have made the Heartlands Treatment Centre a reality.

“To be able to offer our patients this superb new space and the very best in new technology, alongside the excellent clinical skills and expertise of our staff, is what we have been working towards.

“We hope many patients will benefit from the HTC for decades to come, and our staff enjoy working in the spacious, bright and purpose-built environment they deserve.”

UHB Charity’s Director of Fundraising, Charlotte Schofield said, “We are proud to work with UHB to bring Heartlands Treatment Centre to Heartlands Hospital. Our aim as a charity is to go ‘over and above’ what the NHS can provide for patients and their families.

“With the help of our fantastic fundraisers, we have managed to fund one of two MRI scanners; not only will this help increase the number of patients being seen but it will also help reduce waiting times.

We are proud to work with UHB to bring Heartlands Treatment Centre to Heartlands Hospital.

“UHB Charity is currently fundraising to decorate the MRI suite, treatment and consultation rooms with comforting images to create a more relaxing and calming environment for patients and their families, as well as creating a more attractive space for staff.”

The development has been funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. Steve Barclay, Health and Social Care Secretary, said: “The centre brings a range of services under one roof – from audiology to cardiology – meaning more patients can be treated more efficiently, as well as new features including multi-language and disabled-friendly selfcheck-in kiosks for patients, and large, light-filled waiting areas, new theatre suites and advanced imaging equipment.

“This is backed by over £97 million of government funding and will upgrade outdated equipment, improving patient care and reducing waiting times.”

The Heartlands Treatment Centre opened to patients on 9 January and includes imaging services on the lower ground floor, including two MRI scanners, two CT scanners, and two x-ray machines. There are outpatients clinics on the ground floor, therapies and the ear nose and throat clinic on the first floor, and day surgery, endoscopy, and ambulatory care on the second floor.

For further information about the Heartlands Treatment Centre, please visit: www.uhb.nhs.uk/htc