The £18m facilities are part of plans for Alexandra Hospital to become a centre of excellence.
The operating theatres at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch were used for the first time on MondayThe purpose-built facilities at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch mean patients who need surgery will be seen more quickly, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said.
They will be used to treat urology, general surgery, orthopaedic and gynaecology patients requiring day case or inpatient surgery and bring the total number of theatres at the Alexandra Hospital to nine. Dr Jo Marriott, consultant anaesthetist and divisional director of the specialised clinical services division at the trust, said: "These facilities will bring much-needed increased theatre capacity.
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