About Us
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) was formed on 1st April 1998 following the merger of Crawley, Horsham and East Surrey NHS Trusts. We spend over £193m of taxpayers' money to provide over 400,000 treatments each year. A growing population of 420,000 residents of east Surrey and north-east West Sussex are served by the Trust.
3,300 people work for SASH. Our major site is East Surrey Hospital and we also provide a range of services at Crawley, Oxted Health Centre, Dorking, Caterham Dene and Horsham hospitals in partnership with the Primary Care Trusts that own and manage those sites. East Surrey Hospital is the designated hospital for both Gatwick Airport and the M25.
Each year:
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We carry out about 28,500 operations;
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Over 4,300 babies are born at East Surrey Hospital;
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224,000 outpatient consultations take place;
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We provide 180,000 Diagnostic Imaging examinations.
Our Cancer unit had nearly 6,000 referrals in 2008. This is a higher rate of referral than any other acute hospital in Surrey.
A groundbreaking surgical procedure, the first in Europe, to operate through a tiny incision in the belly-button was performed at East Surrey Hospital.
Our Maternity unit provides care for each stage of pregnancy. East Surrey Hospital has a dedicated Birthing Unit, with three birthing rooms and a birthing pool room.
Our Same Sex Accommodation is a high priority for the Trust .
We have a year-on-year increase in patient numbers. Compared to last year, planned and unplanned admissions were up 8%, while there was a 9% increase in A&E visits.
East Surrey Hospital Services
For a list of services provided at East Surrey Hospital click here.
