Optegra Eye Hospital Surrey
📍 Guildford
Tertiary referral hospital · founded 1979 · private
About
Optegra Eye Hospital Surrey is a eye hospital in Surrey focusing on ophthalmology and eye surgery. Located in Guildford in the Surrey Research Park, Optegra is considered a pioneer in eye health. We feature highly-trained specialists and treatments focused exclusively on conditions of the eye, with treatment options that use the latest technology and equipment.All of the surgeons at Optegra Eye Hospital Surrey are NHS-trained, highly-skilled fellows of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO). In terms of private eye hospitals in Surrey, no one else has the quality of staff, equipment, and experience all under one roof but Optegra. Collectively, we have treated over 1 million eyes!Our singular focus on eye health care and consultant-led approach mean we deliver the right treatment for every patient.We work closely with our surgeons and hospital staff to ensure that all our patients are carefully pre-assessed at their initial consultation and attend a follow-up appointment after surgery to ensure that we deliver the very best of care.Our reviews say as much - We are committed to ensuring this is maintained by putting our patients at the heart of everything we do.
- Legal name
- Optegra Eye Hospital Surrey
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
- Chest-pain centre certified
- Door-to-balloon: 52 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 39 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
- 7 Residency programs
- 5 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
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Top hospital — Guildford
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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