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Wards and visiting times

Featured wards

  • Adult Assessment Unit (AAU)

    The adult assessment unit (AAU) receives patients waiting for medical or surgical team assessments.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 952870, 01279 952871

  • Birth Centre

    Our Birth Centre offers a warm, friendly and home-like environment for healthy pregnant women and birthing people.

    Phone:
    01279 827176

  • Chamberlen Ward

    Chamberlen Ward is an antenatal ward designed to provide pre-labour high risk care.

  • Charnley Ward

    Charnley Ward is an acute medicine ward.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973616, 01279 973638

  • Critical Care Unit

    The Critical Care Unit delivers specialised care to patients who are critically ill and need close observation.

    Visiting times:
    We know that it can be a worrying time for family and friends of our patients. We will provide you with regular updates about your relative's care. If you have not received an update recently or have questions about your loved one's care, then please do not hesitate to talk to the nurse in charge. There is a visitors' room in the unit where relatives are able to stay overnight; however it may only be used for one night by a relative of the patient who is severely ill. If you are not local to the area, we can also provide you with a list of hotel accommodation nearby. Two visitors are allowed at a time.
    Phone:
    01279 827010

  • Dolphin Ward

    Dolphin Ward cares for children with a wide range of medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions in both the West Essex and Hertfordshire areas.

    Visiting times:
    Parents can be with their child at all times. We can only accommodate one parent/carer to stay overnight with their child.
    Phone:
    01279 827173

  • Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU)

    The Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) provides care and support for women and birthing people who are below 15 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy and who have pregnancy related concerns.

    Phone:
    01279 827107

  • Fleming Ward

    Fleming Ward cares for cardiology patients.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973530

  • Gibberd Ward

    Gibberd Ward is currently used for paediatric outpatients, therapies, non-elective speciality procedures and for blood tests.

    Phone:
    01279 973486

  • Harold Ward

    Harold Ward provides high quality care for our patients with respiratory conditions.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973661 or 01279 973830

  • Harvey Ward

    Harvey Ward cares for patients who require specialist gastroenterology and hepatobiliary treatment and provides high quality care for patients with imflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS).

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973610 or 01279 973774

  • Henry Moore Ward

    Henry Moore Ward cares for patients who have had elective surgery.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827345

  • John Snow Ward

    John Snow Ward provides care for patients who have had elective orthopaedic surgery.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827596

  • Kingsmoor Ward

    Kingsmoor Ward is an acute medical ward.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827047 - orthopaedic surgery, 01279 973508 - elective surgery

  • Labour Ward

    Our Labour Ward is where you and your baby will be cared for during your labour and birth.

    Phone:
    01279 973203 or 01279 973142

  • Lister Ward

    Lister Ward cares for our elderly patients.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827064

  • Locke Ward

    Locke Ward provides care for our elderly patients.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973212

  • Maternity Triage Unit

    The maternity triage service is available for women and birthing people from 16 weeks of pregnancy up until 28 days after the birth of their baby who have pregnancy related concerns.

  • Nightingale Ward

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827612 or 01279 973278

  • Older Person’s Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) Unit

    Our Older Person's Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) Unit cares for our elderly patients and works in partnership with our urgent and emergency care teams to provide fast and comprehensive assessment and intervention.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827241

  • Penn Ward

    Penn Ward cares for emergency surgery patients.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 827063

  • Ray Ward

    Ray Ward is a diabetes and endocrine ward.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973689

  • Samson Ward

    Samson Ward is a postnatal ward.

  • Saunders Ward

    Saunders Ward cares for patients who have had general surgery.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973606

  • Tye Green Ward

    Tye Green Ward cares for elderly patients and those with femoral fractures.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973613

  • Williams Day Unit

    Providing a comprehensive service to diagnose, treat and support people with cancer.

  • Winter Ward

    Winter Ward provides care for our elderly patients.

    Visiting times:
    11am to 8pm
    Phone:
    01279 973176