We were one of the first 10 NHS Foundation Trusts in the country and are an associate teaching hospital. Providing an extensive range of acute medical services at Basildon University Hospital and Orsett Hospital, we primarily serve the 310,000 population of Basildon and Thurrock in South West Essex, plus some residents of the neighbouring districts of Brentwood (for whom we are the main provider of cardiology services) and Castle Point. More than £60 million has been invested in the last few years expanding and modernising Basildon University Hospital.
With a budget last year of £168 million, the Trust treated more than 58,000 inpatients and day cases, provided nearly 260,000 outpatient consultations and attended to nearly 105,000 Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients. The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre based at Basildon University Hospital opened in July 2007. Amongst the most modern centres of its kind in the country, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for people with cardiovascular (heart) and respiratory (lung) diseases, and boasts the latest state-of-the-art equipment and technology.
