ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ðə stˈiːv mˈɪlz stˈɛm sˈɛl lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ɐ tʃˈæɹᵻɾi kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ saʊθˈæmptən ˈɛf.sˈiː. fˈʊtbɔːlɚ stˈiːv mˈɪlz, mˈuːvd fɹʌmðə ɹˈɔɪəl sˈaʊθ hˈænts hˈɑːspɪɾəl tʊ ɐ nˈuː loʊkˈeɪʃən æt saʊθˈæmptən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˈɑːspɪɾəl, ænd wʌz əfˈɪʃəli ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks baɪ stˈiːvz wˈɪdoʊ dʒˈoʊ ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ saʊθˈæmptən fˈʊtbɔːlɚ ænd mˈænɪdʒɚ, ˈælən bˈɔːl.
In September 2006 the Steve Mills Stem Cell Laboratory, which had been established by a charity created by Southampton F.C. footballer Steve Mills, moved from the Royal South Hants Hospital to a new location at Southampton General Hospital, and was officially opened on 27 September 2006 by Steve's widow Jo and former Southampton footballer and manager, Alan Ball.