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
Annual volume
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
| 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 — Birmingham
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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