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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

📍 Chesterfield

University teaching hospital · founded 1990 · public

About

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a large acute hospital located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It provides a wide range of services to the local community, including emergency care, surgery, maternity care, and mental health services. The hospital has over 600 beds and employs over 4,000 staff.The hospital is committed to providing high-quality care to its patients. It has been rated as "Good" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. The CQC found that the hospital was safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led.The hospital is also a teaching hospital, and it is affiliated with the University of Sheffield. This means that the hospital is involved in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Legal name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Governance
Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
Employees
4,000

Capacity

Total beds 500
ICU 40
NICU 10
PICU 7
OR theatres 16
Delivery rooms 5
ED bays 20
Cath labs 3

Annual volume

Admissions / yr 46,748
Outpatient 250,000
ED visits 40,000
Births 750
Surgeries 12,500

Emergency capabilities

  • Trauma centre — Level II
  • Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
  • Door-to-balloon: 66 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
  • Door-to-needle (stroke): 38 min

Subspecialty centres

Transplant programmes

  • Cornea

All departments

  • Internal Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Emergency

Quality metrics

MetricValueBenchmark
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

  • Top hospital — Chesterfield

    EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services

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