The hospital has its origins in a Victorian house built for the Rev.

[1] Originally known as Broomieclose, it became known as Good Hope House after a change of ownership in 1912.

[1] It was converted into a convalescent centre in 1943[2] and two single-storey wards were added in the 1950s to act as a facility for the potential evacuation of patients from Birmingham in the event of a nuclear attack.

[2] Good Hope is a teaching hospital with library and learning facilities in the Partnership Learning Centre, which is part-funded by the Medical School of the University of Birmingham.

[3] In 2017 the Care Quality Commission rated the Good Hope Hospital as requiring improvement.