City Hospitals Sunderland

Description

City Hospitals Sunderland is is an Acute Trust providing a wide range of hospital services such as AampE surgical and medical specialties therapy services maternity and paediatric care We pride ourselves on the quality and range of care provided to the patients of Sunderland and North Easington The Trust recognises the patients right to choice respect and dignity

Ensuring our clinical practice remains at the forefront of medicine seeking to adopt innovative ways of working and our strong performance culture results in the Trust providing our local communities with some of the highest quality healthcare in England

City Hospitals Sunderland was established as an NHS Trust in April 1994 and became an NHS Foundation Trust in July 2004

The Trust operates from

Sunderland Royal Hospital owned by the Trust
Sunderland Eye Infirmary owned by the Trust
Ryhope General Hospital on a limited basis
Monkwearmouth Hospital on a limited basis
and provides some outreach services at

Washington Galleries
University Hospital of North Durham
Shotley Bridge Hospital
Hartlepool General Hospital
South Tyneside General Hospital
The Trust has over 970 acute beds an annual income of around pound220m and fixed assets of pound164m We have a team of over 5000 dedicated and committed staff

The Trust provides a wide range of hospital services to a local community of 330000 residents along with an increasing range of more specialised services provided to patients outside this area in some cases to a population as great as 750000

The Trust also provides a substantial range of communitybased services particularly within Family Care and Therapy Services