Emergency Care

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Accident and Emergency (A&E)

Patients who have life threatening emergencies,  please use the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital A&E which has replaced the A&E departments at City Hospital and Sandwell Hospital.

The  Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has:

• 11 emergency, trauma and elective inpatient operating theatres with imaging and diagnostic services
• A separate children’s A&E entrance to provide them with a better and more calming experience and dedicated emergency department and assessment unit
• An adults-only A&E

By closing Sandwell Hospital A&E and City Hospital A&E, we are bringing two emergency departments together to provide and more specialists under one roof.

When to use A&E 

A&E (also known as the Emergency Department) is for genuine, serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies only.

By knowing how and when to use our new A&E properly, we can ensure everyone gets the assistance they need, when they need it.

Life-threatening emergencies are different for adults and children, so it’s important you know when to go to A&E.

If you’re not sure what to do, NHS 111 will help you. You can either call 111 or go to nhs.111.uk

When it’s not a life-threatening emergency, Urgent Treatment Centres can help with many of the common problems most people go to A&E for.

What is happening to our Urgent Treatment Centres

Sandwell Hospital A&E  closed on 6 October to make way for a new and improved Urgent Treatment Centre. It is open from 7am to 1am seven days a week.

By transforming Sandwell Hospital’s A&E into an Urgent Treatment Centre it will be bigger in size and able to cope with more patients, therefore reducing waiting times.

Summerfield Urgent Treatment Centre will be remaining open.

Your nearest Urgent Treatment Centre will be available for walk-ins or you can pre-book an appointment.

Book and find an Urgent Treatment Centre near you