Our hospitals

East Kent Hospitals is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK. We have five sites across east Kent and care for a population of around 700,000 people. We also provide specialist services for the wider population.

The Trust has more than 1,000 beds, and provides a range of core and specialist healthcare services.

Per year, we receive:

• more than 200,000 emergency attendances

• around 100,000 inpatient spells

• around 750,000 outpatient attendances. 

William Harvey Hospital (WHH), Ashford

William Harvey Hospital provides a range of emergency and elective services, as well as:

• maternity services

• trauma services

• orthopaedics

• paediatric and neonatal intensive care services

• a specialist cardiology unit

• a state-of-the-art-pathology lab

• a robotic pharmacy facility.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM), Margate

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital provides a range of emergency and elective surgeries. The hospital also provides:

• comprehensive trauma services

• orthopaedics

• obstetrics

• general surgery

• paediatric services

• a specialist centre for gynaecological cancer

• modern operating theatres

• ITU facilities

• a Cardiac Catheter Laboratory

• a Cancer Unit. 

Kent and Canterbury Hospital (K&C), Canterbury

Kent and Canterbury Hospital provides a range of surgical and medical services. It is a central base for many specialist services in the area including:

• renal

• vascular

• international radiology

• urology

• dermatology

• neurology

• haemophilia

It also has a 24/7 minor injuries unit. 

Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone

Royal Victoria Hospital provides a range of local services including:

• a minor injuries unit

• outpatients department

• diagnostic services. 

Buckland Hospital, Dover

Buckland Hospital provides a range of local outpatient services, including:

• minor injuries unit

• renal satellite services

• day hospital services

• child health and child development services

• diagnostic facilities.