Construction work at the new Midland Metropolitan Hospital got under way last year and is making rapid progress. 

Dubbed as Sandwell council’s “Super Hospital” it is one of the largest projects ever to have been carried out in the black country. The hospital is hoped to be able to transform care in the borough.

The hospital is expected to have 670 beds and 15 operating theatres, as well as brand-new diagnostic equipment.

The A&E will replace emergency care facilities at City Hospital, while Sandwell’s General’s A&E will become an urgent care centre.

The Hospital is being built on a 16-acre site by construction giant Carillion at Grove Lane in Smethwick.

The hospital will provide care to an estimated half a million people.

The construction of the hospital is part of Sandwell council’s regeneration project which has already started to show progress. According to local lettings agents rents are rising fast and suitable rental properties are not staying on the market for long.

Property prices are also rising steadily as investors begin to focus on this area of regeneration.

Birmingham property prices have risen over 8% in the last 12 months, the second highest rise in the UK after Manchester.

Source: https://www.hometrack.com/uk/insight/uk-cities-house-price-index/