Royal Surrey County Hospital

Name :

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Address  :

Egerton Road

Town  :

Guildford

State  :

Surrey

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

GU2 7XX

Phone  :

01483 571122

Fax  :

01483 537747

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Paediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 527

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray
  • CT/MRI

Description

About Us
The Royal Surrey County Hospital is a leading General Hospital and specialist tertiary centre for cancer Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and pathology The hospital serves a population of 320000 for emergency and general hospital services and is the lead specialist centre for cancer patients in Surrey West Sussex and Hampshire serving a population of 12 million

Our annual income is pound199 million and we have 527 beds and 14 operating theatres We employ 2800 staff making us the second largest employer in Guildford We have very close links with the University of Surrey and have an extensive education training and research portfolio

The Trust has a very strong reputation for minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopic surgery is used widely across the surgical specialties The trust is a national leader in surgical training and laparoscopic surgery and MATTU Minimal Access Therapy Training Unit is one of the most advanced training centres for this type of surgery It has also been designated as a national training centre for laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Patients at the Royal Surrey also benefit from state of the art diagnostic equipment including two MRI scanners four CT scanners interventional radiology equipment and a gamma camera and one of the lowest mortality rates in the country

We see around 215000 outpatients a year 58000 patients are admitted for treatment around 72000 patients attend our AampE department and we deliver more than 3200 babies
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