Ward specialism: Maternity
Visiting hours: Partners and own children 11am to 8pm, all others standard hours only
Location: first floor, above East entrance
Extension: 6316/1653 (Direct 01737 231653)
Map: link
Virtual tour:
Quick guide - Burstow
Quick guide - Rusper
Ward specialism: Maternity
Visiting hours: 10am to 10pm for partners, 2pm to 8pm for all others
Location: first floor, above and heading east from the East Entrance
Extension: 6310/1954
Map:
About us
Background
The first phase of East Surrey hospital opened in 1979. Originally known as the New East Surrey Hospital, it initially replaced the previous (smaller) East Surrey hospital and Smallfield hospital.
Phase 2 opened in 1991 as Redhill General closed, becoming a site for housing.
Maternity
In January 2001, Crawley and East Surrey hospitals merged their maternity departments to form a new larger unit based primarily at East Surrey Hospital.
During 2009, Surrey and Sussex maternity services cared for 4272 women.
The unit consists of:
- Early pregnancy unit (Brockham ward at East Surrey Hospital)
- Antenatal clinic (Crawley, Horsham and East Surrey)
- Antenatal day unit (Rusper ward, East Surrey Hospital)
- Antenatal ward (Rusper ward)
- Birthing Unit (3 rooms one with a Birthing Pool)
- Delivery suite (8 single en-suite rooms)
- High dependency unit (2 beds)
- Neonatal unit (18 cots) and Transitional Care Baby Unit (4 beds)
- Postnatal ward (4 6-bedded bays and 4 single rooms) Burstow ward
