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The Woodlands Suite Private Care at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

📍 Birmingham

Private hospital · founded 1981 · university

About

We are one of Europe's largest centres of Orthpaedic excellence. The Woodlands Suite  is a dedicated private patient facility offering a personalised service delivered by a team of world-leading surgeons. Our Hospital has scored consistently in the top 10 for patient experience in the UK. Whatever your need, you can expect specialised treatment from experts using the best technology and practice.We offer state of the art treatments in hip replacement, knee replacement, spinal surgery and diagnostic imaging technology. We also have a technological breakthrough available for the first time in the UK.The Woodlands Suite at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is the first NHS hospital in the U.K to offer Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery during hip and knee replacements to private patients. We have an amazing new tool which enhances the precision of joint replacements. It has been successfully used in over 100,000 procedures around the world and is clinically and scientifically proven to be more accurate, reduce post-operative pain and speed up recovery times dramatically.

Legal name
The Woodlands Suite Private Care at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Governance
Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
Employees
2,000

Capacity

Total beds 500
ICU 40
NICU 10
PICU 7
OR theatres 16
Delivery rooms 5
ED bays 20
Cath labs 4

Annual volume

Admissions / yr 45,350
Outpatient 250,000
ED visits 40,000
Births 750
Surgeries 12,500

Emergency capabilities

  • Trauma centre — Level II
  • Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
  • Door-to-balloon: 57 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
  • Door-to-needle (stroke): 25 min

Subspecialty centres

Transplant programmes

  • Cornea

All departments

  • Internal Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Emergency

Quality metrics

MetricValueBenchmark
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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The Woodlands Suite Private Care at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
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The Woodlands Suite Private Care at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
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The Woodlands Suite Private Care at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
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The Woodlands Suite Private Care at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
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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

  • Top hospital — Birmingham

    EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

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