Construction at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Opening in 2028, our new four-storey healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will improve care for everyone through more modern healthcare facilities. Long-term we know that these vital works will improve care for all our communities and whilst these works have commenced, we thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you are visiting RSH soon, please be aware there are changes to how you access and travel around the site. You can find out more about what to expect when visiting and find the best place to park here.
The HTP plans will see a remodelling and expansion of healthcare facilities at RSH to provide:
Latest developments
Site changes at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital from Thursday 3 April
We will be opening a temporary drop off area for patients and visitors at the front of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital off the main roundabout onto the site on Thursday 3 April. The area [...]
First phase of remodelling work nearing completion at RSH Emergency Department
Friday 7 March Works to modernise and redesign the Emergency Department (ED) at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) are well under way with the first phase of work on track for completion at the end [...]
Hospital construction project brings a boost to local communities
11 February 2025 The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital Trust (SaTH) construction partners, Integrated Health Projects (IHP) have been supporting communities through a number of social value initiatives. In January last year, the VINCI [...]
Building facts and figures
| Building size | 27,000 square meters |
|---|---|
| Floors | 4 |
| Ground floor | Improved front entrance Acute medical floor Remodelled, bigger Emergency Department |
| First floor | Maternity delivery Neonatal ward Gynaecology (including Early Pregnancy Advisory Service) |
| Second floor | Maternity inpatients Children’s services (including inpatient care and oncology) |
| Third floor | Purpose-built critical care facilities with access to outdoor spaces Cancer inpatient ward |
| Construction | |
| No. of piles | 774 |
| Volume of concrete | 16,711 tonnes |
| Amount of structural steel | 277 tonnes |
| Fittings | |
| Rooms | Circa 1700 |
| Doors | Nearly 1300 internal doors |
| Windows | Over 400 full height external windows |
| Lifts | 5 |
| Toilets | 246 toilets, including a Changing Places WC |
