Heartlands Hospital has secured the initial £3m funding required to kick start the ‘design and enabling works’ of a new, state-of-the-art health centre building on the site. The opening of a proposed Ambulatory Care And Diagnostics (ACAD) Centre would provide world-class facilities and equipment, giving thousands of patients access to high quality care in a new and improved environment.
The estimated £70m project would also help the hospital better manage the increasing demands on its services. Endoscopy, outpatients and a range of day case procedures and associated imaging are thought to be some of the vital services likely to be housed within the building.
Dame Julie Moore, interim chief executive said: “We have been in negotiations for some time with the Treasury and are very pleased to have now secured the first tranche of funding we need to take this ambitious project forward.
This much-needed investment for Heartlands will make a huge difference to how many of our services are run and will greatly benefit our patients’ and staff’s experience. Although nationally Trusts are currently subject to increased scrutiny, we remain confident and hopeful that following the initial ‘enabling works’ stage, we can secure further funding to proceed to the building phase.”
