The Harbour Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
📍 Poole
Community hospital · founded 2004 · non-profit foundation
About
At Harbour Hospital we have access to modern equipment and private facilities for patients in Poole, Bournemouth, Dorset, and the surrounding areas.Harbour Hospital has 30 beds with all rooms offering the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, broadband, TV, and telephone.In addition, electrically operated beds have easy-to-reach handsets enabling patients to operate light switches and adjust bed positions at the touch of a button.Meals are freshly prepared from our daily à la carte menu and cater to all dietary requirements.The hospital has 3 theatres, 8 consulting rooms, a comprehensive physiotherapy department, dedicated MRI CT imaging centre with 24-hour inpatient doctor cover.
- Legal name
- The Harbour Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 4,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Primary Stroke Centre
- Chest-pain centre certified
- Door-to-balloon: 62 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 29 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
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 2.18% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 1.68 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 14% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | 86% | EU avg 76% |
Accreditations & certifications
- 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
- 🏅 JCI International · 2023
- 🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 · 2024 · level 6
Research & teaching
- 19 Residency programs
- 3 Fellowships
- 2000 Active trials
- 1,000 Publications / yr
- €50M Research funding
University: Local university medical school
Photos
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
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — Poole
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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