Soft activation begins at Midland Met

April 3, 2024

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) will open to patient services in October 2024. Over the coming months, things will move at pace as we gear up to safely move into and open MMUH.

We have sprung into spring this April and have now entered a period of soft activation at Midland Met. This means we will see some equipment (such as pathology and imaging) installed, and teams such as IT and security continuing their work to ensure that we have digital coverage inside the building and that CCTV and alarm systems are working as we need them to.

This week is significant as it’s the first time colleagues have been allowed on site to participate in soft activation activities. Some colleagues will be preparing their areas to have equipment installed. This approach will ensure we ultimately stay on track to open later this year.

Other activity on site includes the delivery of furniture and equipment (i.e., fridges and freezers) required to support the pathology analyser work. IT will test ports, and coax cables in the car parks, continue work in core node rooms, and we will see the fit out of the Q-Park car park office w/c 8 April.

The next step after soft activation will be the official handover of Midland Met from Balfour to the Trust. At this point we will begin our main activation period to get the hospital ready to welcome colleagues and our first patients.