The hospital thrived from the early 1900s onwards with the addition of facilities and services. From the opening of an Eye Department in 1904, the hospital then made significant advances so that by the 1920s it was in a position to introduce specialist care departments.
During World War One the hospital was left with only one surgeon, Mr. M.A. Messiter, at the helm as many of the staff had been called up for active service. The Second World War saw the bed capacity increased to 246 to accommodate air-raid casualties as well as injured servicemen and women.
Continued progress over the years witnessed improved facilities, new departments and larger wards, many named after key members of staff who worked at the hospital, such as Honorary Surgeons, Mr. M. A. Messiter, Mr. J. N. Sankey and Mr. J. W. Stretton and a long-serving matron Miss. E. M. Mallows. Local dignitaries were not forgotten, with one ward named in honour of the Countess of Dudley, Georgina. The hospital sadly closed its doors in 2007, following in the footsteps of its accident and emergency department, which had closed some years before in 1984.