The original hospital on the site was the Derby City General Hospital, which was built in 1927 and latterly focused on maternity and children's care. The hospital, which had become quite dilapidated, was demolished in September 2006. A new hospital was procured under a
Private Finance Initiative contract to replace both the Derby City General Hospital and the
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in 2003. The new hospital was built by
Skanska at a cost of £333 million. It was opened by
the Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh in April 2010. ==Facilities==