Mount Alvernia Hospital (part of Circle Health Group) (Guildford)

About

Opened as a nursing home by a group of Franciscan Sisters in 1935, Mount Alvernia has a long, rich history of treating patients in the Guildford area. Over the years, it has significantly expanded and, in 2022, the hospital became the first private healthcare provider in Surrey to offer robotic surgery for joint replacements.We provide a wide range of acute elective and urgent surgical and medical services for adult patients on an outpatient, day-case or inpatient basis. The hospital consists of:o 3 operating theatres o 47 overnight beds o 6-bay Ambulatory Care Unit for endoscopy and minor operations o St Martha Centre, which provides nine rooms and six pods for chemotherapy and cancer treatments, as well as Radiotherapy from Genesis Care o Imaging department which includes PET-CT and nuclear medicine o On-site Pharmacy o Pathology lab o Dedicated private GP service, enabling quick onward referrals to consultant experts.Mount Alvernia has BUPA Breast Care, Bowel Care and Living Well with Cancer accreditations, has recently achieved a 5* Macmillan Quality Environment Mark outcome and is rated Good by the CQC. The unit is recognised as a Bupa-accredited breast cancer specialist centre.Over 200 consultants see patients from our recently refurbished outpatient consultation rooms. But most importantly, we constantly receive exceptional patient feedback as reflected in our 4.8* Google review ranking.We also have a resident medical officer (RMO) who is available 24 hours a day to ensure that patients are safe and care for at all times. Should your care needs change following surgery or treatment, we may need to transfer you to another hospital. This will either be to an NHS or another Circle hospital. Transfers of care only take place when absolutely necessary.

Legal name: Mount Alvernia Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
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 46,432

Outpatient 250,000

ED visits 40,000

Births 750

Surgeries 12,500

Emergency capabilities

Trauma centre — Level II
Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
Chest-pain centre certified
Door-to-balloon: 46 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	2.18%	EU avg 3.0%
HAI rate per 1000 patient-days	1.68	EU avg 1.8
30d readmission rate	14%	EU avg 14%
Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like)	86%	EU avg 76%

Accreditations & certifications

🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
🏅 JCI International · 2023
🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 · 2024 · level 6

Research & teaching

23 Residency programs
11 Fellowships
2000 Active trials
1,000 Publications / yr
€50M Research funding

University: Local university medical school

Photos

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patient room

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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

Top hospital — Guildford
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services

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Mount Alvernia Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)