Whipps Cross University Hospital
📍 London
Private hospital · founded 1853 · university
About
Whipps Cross University Hospital offers a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient, and day case services. It is part of Bart's Health NHS Trust and has built an impressive reputation as a center offering exemplary care across a number of specialist areas, such as cardiology, acute stroke care, urology, ENT, audiology, and many more. Since its use as an infirmary during World War I, the hospital has been developed to house one of the biggest accident & emergency departments in the UK, seeing over 200 patients a day, and it was also the site of the UK's first hyperbaric unit. Now serving a diverse area with a population of over 350,000 people, Whipps Cross University Hospital has become a focal point of care for many in east London.
- Legal name
- Whipps Cross University Hospital
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,500
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level III
- Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
- Door-to-balloon: 62 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 38 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 — London
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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