New Berkshire hospital reveals planned opening date
The 100 million pound hospital in Ascot will have six new operating theatres
It's been confirmed that the new hospital at Heatherwood in Ascot will accept patients by the end of March 2022.
Fromley Health NHS Foundation Trust say they've agreed with their construction partners Kier to take over the ÂŁ100m new building at the start of November, when they can start work on fully fitting it out and preparing to receive patients.
The trust say that it is complete the hospital, set in Berkshire woodland, will be one of the best in the country for planned surgery, outpatient and diagnostic services. It will have six operating theatres, 48 inpatient beds and 22 day-case cubicles and it is expected to see double the number of patients as the current Heatherwood Hospital by the end of the decade.
After services at Heatherwood transfer to the new hospital site, the current hospital site will be released for new housing.