The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
📍 Edinburgh
University teaching hospital · founded 1998 · public
About
The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion is part of NHS Lothian’s University Hospitals Division and provides specialist care for the treatment and management of eye diseases and vision-related conditions. Located on Chalmers Street in Edinburgh, the hospital has fully reopened following a temporary closure, with all clinical ophthalmology services now operating on-site.The hospital features an Acute Referral Clinic, three theatres, and two day care wards, offering high-quality ophthalmic care and surgical services. In addition to its Edinburgh base, part of the macular service, including some IVT treatments, is also provided at East Lothian Community Hospital.Services available at The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion include ophthalmology, orthoptics, ocular prosthetics, and acute eye care.
- Legal name
- The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 4,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level III
- Stroke: Primary Stroke Centre
- Door-to-balloon: 57 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 35 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 — Edinburgh
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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