HCA Healthcare UK
📍 London
Private hospital · founded 1865 · university
About
HCA Healthcare UK is a group of world-renowned private hospitals, practices, diagnostic and urgent care centres across the UK, including: London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester. The HCA flagship hospitals are located in London and Manchester and HCA outpatient and urgent care centres are located in various locations in the UK. Each of these centres provides high quality private healthcare and also provides services as part of the NHS.The following hospitals belong to HCA Healthcare UK:The Wellington Hospital, London NW8 9LEThe Lister Hospital, London SW1W 8RHThe Harley Street Clinic, London W1G 8BJLondon Bridge Hospital, London SE1 2PRThe Portland Hospital, London W1W 5AHThe Princess Grace Hospital, London W1U 5NYUniversity College Hospital Private Care, London NW1 2BUThe Christie, Manchester M20 4BXThe Wilmslow Hospital, Wilmslow SK9 1NYThe services provided include:Urgent careTests and scansPhysiotherapyHealth screeningsOutpatient clinicsInpatient treatmentsDay treatmentsPrivate GPsEach hospital, practice and centre under HCA Healthcare UK offers the best services, provided by highly-experienced expert consultants, doctors and surgeons who are specialised in an expansive range of conditions and techniques, ranging from mild to severe and simple to complex. The areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:OncologyOrthopaedicsDermatologyPaediatricsNeurologyCardiologyEar, nose and throat medicineUrologyThese experts have medical backgrounds from renowned teaching hospitals and many are leaders in their respective fields.
- Legal name
- HCA Healthcare UK
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 2,500
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level I
- Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
- Chest-pain centre certified
- Door-to-balloon: 54 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 | 2.1% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 1.6 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 14% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | 90% | EU avg 76% |
Accreditations & certifications
- 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
- 🏅 JCI International · 2023
- 🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 · 2024 · level 6
Research & teaching
- 8 Residency programs
- 4 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 — London
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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