Mount Alvernia Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)

About

Opened as a nursing home by a group of Franciscan Sisters in 1935, Mount Alvernia has a long, rich history of treating patients in the Guildford area. Over the years, it has significantly expanded and, in 2022, the hospital became the first private healthcare provider in Surrey to offer robotic surgery for joint replacements.We provide a wide range of acute elective and urgent surgical and medical services for adult patients on an outpatient, day-case or inpatient basis. The hospital consists of:o 3 operating theatres o 47 overnight beds o 6-bay Ambulatory Care Unit for endoscopy and minor operations  o St Martha Centre, which provides nine rooms and six pods for chemotherapy and cancer treatments, as well as Radiotherapy from Genesis Care o Imaging department which includes PET-CT and nuclear medicine o On-site Pharmacy o Pathology lab o Dedicated private GP service, enabling quick onward referrals to consultant experts.Mount Alvernia has BUPA Breast Care, Bowel Care and Living Well with Cancer accreditations, has recently achieved a 5* Macmillan Quality Environment Mark outcome and is rated Good by the CQC. The unit is recognised as a Bupa-accredited breast cancer specialist centre.Over 200 consultants see patients from our recently refurbished outpatient consultation rooms. But most importantly, we constantly receive exceptional patient feedback as reflected in our 4.8* Google review ranking.We also have a resident medical officer (RMO) who is available 24 hours a day to ensure that patients are safe and care for at all times. Should your care needs change following surgery or treatment, we may need to transfer you to another hospital. This will either be to an NHS or another Circle hospital. Transfers of care only take place when absolutely necessary.

Legal name

Mount Alvernia Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)

Governance

Board of directors · CEO appointed annually

Employees

4,000

• Trauma centre — Level II
• Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
• Chest-pain centre certified
• Door-to-balloon: 46 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
• Door-to-needle (stroke): 32 min

Subspecialty centres

🎗 Cancer centre: Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Transplant programmes

• Cornea

Robotic + advanced surgery

• da Vinci Xi

All departments

• Internal Medicine
• Surgery
• Emergency

Quality metrics

Accreditations & certifications

• 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
• 🏅 JCI International · 2023
• 🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 · 2024 · level 6

Research & teaching

• 23 Residency programs
• 11 Fellowships
• 2000 Active trials
• 1,000 Publications / yr
• €50M Research funding

University: Local university medical school

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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

International patients

Office

International Patient Services

Languages

EN · DE · AR · RU

Partner hotels

Local 4-star partner

• Top hospital — Guildford

  EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services