The new Emergency and Urgent Care Campus at Stepping Hill Hospital is now open, and a short opening ceremony was held with contractors Tilbury Douglas at the building to mark the occasion.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Chair David Wakefield, and Chief Executive Karen James OBE joined representatives of Tilbury Douglas, together with capital, estates and clinical colleagues to mark the conclusion of a major building project to greatly improve emergency and urgent care in the area.
Construction of the new campus started in 2022 and has lasted nearly three years. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s capital and estates team have been working closely in partnership with Tilbury Douglas on the £34m scheme.
Extending from the hospital’s old Emergency Department (A&E) the new building has meant major changes to the front face of the hospital, becoming more welcoming and visually attractive, and making for an improved experience for patients receiving emergency and urgent care. The new Emergency Department entrance for patients opened just two weeks ago.
The design of the new campus is centred on patient needs, with the best possible state-of-the-art facilities being made available for staff. It includes new assessment, treatment and consultation areas for several key emergency and urgent care services including the children’s emergency department, mental health, and medical same day emergency care.
The ambulance drop-off area has also been remodelled. Additional funding for patient facilities at the campus has also been provided by Stockport NHS Charity.
