Buckshaw Hospital
📍 Chorley
Tertiary referral hospital · founded 1983 · private
About
Buckshaw Hospital is a modern, purpose-built facility located in Chorley, Lancashire. It provides a wide range of high-quality healthcare services to the local community, including: Acute medical care: This includes the treatment of a wide range of medical conditions, such as heart attacks, strokes, and pneumonia. Surgical services: The hospital offers a variety of surgical procedures, from minor operations to complex surgeries. Maternity services: Buckshaw Hospital has a dedicated maternity unit, providing care for mothers and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Outpatient services: The hospital offers a wide range of outpatient services, including clinics, diagnostic tests, and physiotherapy. End of life care: Buckshaw Hospital provides compassionate and dignified end-of-life care for patients and their families. The hospital is committed to providing patients with the highest quality of care in a safe and comfortable environment. It has a team of highly skilled and experienced healthcare professionals who are dedicated to meeting the individual needs of each patient.
- Legal name
- Buckshaw Hospital
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 2,500
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Primary Stroke Centre
- Chest-pain centre certified
- Door-to-balloon: 57 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 32 min
Subspecialty centres
🎗 Cancer centre: Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Transplant programmes
- Cornea
Robotic + advanced surgery
- da Vinci Xi
All departments
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 2.12% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 1.62 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 14% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | 89% | EU avg 76% |
Accreditations & certifications
- 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
- 🏅 JCI International · 2023
- 🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 · 2024 · level 6
Research & teaching
- 14 Residency programs
- 4 Fellowships
- 500 Active trials
- 1,000 Publications / yr
- €50M Research funding
University: Local university medical school
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Patient experience
- Room categories
- ward · semi-private · private
- Meals
- standard · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · pediatric
- Chaplaincy
- Christian · Muslim · Jewish
- Private bathroom
- private + suite rooms
- Wi-Fi
- Free in all rooms
International patients
- Office
- International Patient Services
- Languages
- EN · DE · AR · RU
- Partner hotels
- Local 4-star partner
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — Chorley
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
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