Southend Private Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
📍 WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
University teaching hospital · founded 1990 · public
About
Southend Private Hospital is a specialised facility that provides day care patient service and is renowned for its ophthalmology services.Located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend Private Hospital is situated on the northern bank of the Thames Estuary, approximately 34 miles (55 km) east of London.The hospital features two fully modern equipped theatres, two stage recovery bays, patient preparation and changing facilities, an outpatient suite with several consultation rooms and treatment areas, a cosmetic laser room, and an eye laser facility. On-site free parking is available, and parking for disabled patients is also provided.The hospital offers various specialist clinics, including knee pain treatment, laser cataract surgery, laser eye surgery, and ophthalmology services.
- Legal name
- Southend Private Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
- Chest-pain centre certified
- Door-to-balloon: 53 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 31 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
- 16 Residency programs
- 8 Fellowships
- 1500 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 — WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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