Burnham on Sea War Memorial Hospital
📍 Burnham-On-Sea
Community hospital · founded 1888 · non-profit foundation
About
Burnham on Sea War Memorial Hospital serves the local community with a range of healthcare services. The hospital provides a number of outpatient clinics, diagnostic services and therapies. Patients benefit from a caring and compassionate environment delivered by a team of dedicated healthcare professionals. The hospital is committed to providing high-quality care close to home. It plays a vital role in reducing the need for patients to travel further afield for essential healthcare services. The hospital is constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of the local population.
- Legal name
- Burnham on Sea War Memorial Hospital
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level III
- Stroke: Primary Stroke Centre
- Door-to-balloon: 46 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 33 min
Subspecialty centres
Transplant programmes
- Cornea
All departments
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 4.1% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 3.6 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 24% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | -10% | EU avg 76% |
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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
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — Burnham-On-Sea
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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