Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
📍 London
Community hospital · founded 1880 · non-profit foundation
About
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a hospital located in Chelsea, London. The Hospital was built in 1993 and is operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.SERVICESThe Hospital runs a number of medical and surgical acute services, as well as outpatient facilities and a 24-hour A&E department. In addition to these services, which are primarily aimed at local residents and visitors, the hospital is a specialist tertiary referral centre for many services including HIV and Genitourinary Medicine, Burns and Bariatric Surgery.ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY (A&E)The Hospital has a 24-hour Accident and Emergency (A&E) department. The A&E entrance is to the right of the main hospital entrance and is clearly signposted. The Urgent Care Centre (UCC) is located within the A&E department.HIVThe Hospital is the largest specialist HIV unit in Europe. The department cares for more than 5,000 HIV patients annually and is widely recognised as an international centre of excellence in both the care of HIV-positive patients and a wide range of associated clinical research.
- Legal name
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 2,500
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
- Door-to-balloon: 56 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 28 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 — London
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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