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The Priory Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)

📍 Edgbaston

Tertiary referral hospital · founded 1899 · private

★ 4.86 · 808 reviews

About

The Priory Hospital is located in Edgbaston, Birmingham and offers a wide range of treatments and services with access to some of the latest technology and equipment. We not only pride ourselves on performing a wide variety of procedures in the fields of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery, Gynaecology and Urology, we can also offer more complex procedures such as cardiac, thoracic and cancer surgery as we have Intensive Care Unit, giving patients and consultants the peace of mind that a higher grade of care is on hand, as and when required.Our commitment is to provide patients with quality and value, with facilities for advanced surgical procedures together with friendly, professional care.

Legal name
The Priory 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 4

Annual volume

Admissions / yr 45,404
Outpatient 250,000
ED visits 40,000
Births 750
Surgeries 12,500

Emergency capabilities

  • Trauma centre — Level I
  • Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
  • Chest-pain centre certified
  • Door-to-balloon: 62 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
  • Door-to-needle (stroke): 37 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

MetricValueBenchmark
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
  • 7 Fellowships
  • 2000 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

  • Top hospital — Edgbaston

    EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

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