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.
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital construction
June 2025
The HTP plans will see a remodelling and expansion of healthcare facilities at RSH to provide:
Latest developments
One-year anniversary of construction at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
6 August 2025 Work on a multi-million pound four-storey expansion of healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) is on track to complete in 2028, as the one-year anniversary of construction approaches. The landscape [...]
Deliveries to arrive on site to support construction of two new wards at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
5 August 2025 Please be aware that from Friday 8 August, we are expecting some large deliveries to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of construction and installation of two new wards. The first [...]
Help shape the look and feel of new healthcare facilities at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
18 July 2025 With construction well underway of a four-storey expansion, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is inviting patients, members of the public and staff to help shape the look and [...]
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 |
