The hospital has its origins in the Solihull Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1898.

[2] A new purpose-built hospital was built at a cost of £38 million in the early 1990s and the new facilities were officially opened in June 1994.

[5][6] In December 2021 the NHS decided to set up Nightingale Surge Hubs around the country in response to the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

[7] One of the temporary hubs was on the staff car park at Solihull Hospital with a capacity of approximately 100 beds.

[9] The construction of the Solihull Elective Surgery Hub consisting of six theatres (three ultra-clean and three robotic) started in early 2023 and built in modular format.