Herts & Essex Hospital
📍 Oxford and Cambridge Wards
Tertiary referral hospital · founded 1919 · private
About
The dedicated team at Herts & Essex Hospital understands that being in hospital can be a stressful time for both patients and their loved ones. The staff strives to make the experience as comfortable and stress-free as possible. Patients can expect clear communication, attentive care and a focus on individual needs throughout their stay. The Oxford and Cambridge Wards are designed with patient comfort in mind. The wards feature bright and airy rooms, comfortable beds and modern amenities to enhance the patient experience. The hospital is committed to creating a healing environment where patients can focus on their recovery.
- Legal name
- Herts & Essex Hospital
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,500
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level III
- Stroke: Primary Stroke Centre
- Door-to-balloon: 45 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 29 min
Subspecialty centres
Transplant programmes
- Cornea
All departments
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 4.1% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 3.6 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 24% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | -10% | EU avg 76% |
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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
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — Oxford and Cambridge Wards
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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