It was constructed inside the National Exhibition Centre, Solihull, and opened on 16 April 2020.

[1] It cost £66.4 million to set up and was the most expensive of all the Nightingale temporary hospitals.

[9][10] It was formally opened by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, via remote video link, on 16 April.

[9] In doing this it would have relieved pressure on conventional hospitals where the most seriously ill patients were treated.

[13] It had 496 beds divided into four wards from day one, with the option to expand to 800 immediately if needed.