Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath
📍 Haywards Heath
Community hospital · founded 1888 · non-profit foundation
About
Princess Royal Hospital provides acute hospital services to people in Haywards Heath and the surrounding areas. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical specialties, as well as a 24-hour Emergency Department. Patients benefit from access to advanced medical technology and treatments, ensuring they receive high-quality care. The dedicated team at Princess Royal Hospital strives to create a welcoming and supportive environment for patients and their families. The hospital works closely with other healthcare providers in the region to ensure patients have a seamless healthcare journey.
- Legal name
- Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
- Door-to-balloon: 62 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 30 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 — Haywards Heath
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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