St Edmunds Hospital (part of Circle Health Group) (Bury Saint Edmunds)

About

St Edmunds Hospital has 26 beds with all rooms offering the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, views of the gardens, TV and high speed Wi-Fi.We have an imaging department and physiotherapy team based at the hospital to ensure that you have the best of care before and after treatment. There are three main theatres, one of which has been installed with lamina flow (clean air filter system). Our third theatre is used for endoscopy and day case procedures.We also have a dedicated day case recovery area in our comfortable conservatory where you can relax after your day case procedure until you are discharged from our care.Room service is provided to all inpatients by our catering team. Our chef creates daily special menus, to ensure that patients have a variety of meals. All dietary needs can be catered for.We have ample car parking spaces around the grounds, with a drop off bay and disabled spaces directly opposite the entrance to the main hospital entrance for your convenience.These facilities combined with the latest in technology and on-site support services; enable our consultants to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to complex surgery.St Edmunds Hospital attracts over 80 consultants from the local area to practice privately here in Bury St Edmunds. This wealth of specialist expertise is supported by caring and professional staff, with dedicated nursing teams and Resident Medical Officers on duty 24 hours a day, providing care within a friendly and comfortable environment.

Legal name: St Edmunds Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
Governance: Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
Employees: 3,000

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 46,064

Outpatient 250,000

ED visits 40,000

Births 750

Surgeries 12,500

Emergency capabilities

Trauma centre — Level I
Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
Chest-pain centre certified
Door-to-balloon: 65 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
Door-to-needle (stroke): 33 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	2.16%	EU avg 3.0%
HAI rate per 1000 patient-days	1.66	EU avg 1.8
30d readmission rate	14%	EU avg 14%
Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like)	87%	EU avg 76%

Accreditations & certifications

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

Research & teaching

23 Residency programs
9 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 — Bury Saint Edmunds
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services

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St Edmunds Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)