About our hospitals - Southend University Hospital
Whether you are coming for an outpatient appointment or need to stay in hospital, here is some information to help you to prepare.
Southend Hospital Ward Information
A&E
Emergency Department Ground floor
Call 01702 385469
A&E Children
Paediatric Emergency Department
Ground floor, Emergency Department
Call 01702 435555 ext 7099
Acute Medical Unit (AMU)
Floor 2, Cherry Tree Wing (via Prittlewell)
Call 0300 443 0546
Acute Medical Service / Edmund Stone ward
Floor 2, Prittlewell Building
Call 0300 443 0562
Acute Medical Receiving Unit (AMRU) on Dowsett ward
Acute Medicine
Prittlewell wing, Ground Floor, Dowsett ward
Call 0300 443 0562.
Visiting is 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Balmoral Haematology and Oncology Unit (formally Estuary ward)
Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Care
Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0504
Bedwell ward Infusion Unit and GP Streaming
Ground floor, Cardigan Building
Bedwell ward — 0300 443 0505
Infusion unit — 01702 385414
Benfleet ward
Acute Stroke Unit
Ground floor, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0506
Blenheim ward Renal
General Medical
Floor 3, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0507
Cardiac and Medical Day Stay (CMDS)
Cardiology
Ground floor, Hillborough Building
Call 0300 443 4084
Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) / Sita Lumsden ward
Cardiology
Floor 2, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0145
Castlepoint ward
MSK and Elective
Floor 8, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0509
Central Delivery Suite (CDS)
Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0022
Community Midwifery Service
Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan Building
Call 01702 435555 ext 4250
Chalkwell ward
Short Stay for Medicine of the Elderly (DME)
Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0513
Visiting times are between 11.30am and 9pm
Critical Care ward
Critical Care
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building
Call 0300 443 1121 (bay one) or 0300 443 0514 (bay two)
Day Assessment Unit (DAU)
Older Persons Ambulatory Service
Ground Floor, Prittlewell Building
Call 0300 44 30515
Day Surgery Unit
Surgical Specialties
Ground Floor, Hillborough Building
Call 0300 443 1250
Discharge Lounge
Ground Floor, Prittlewell Building (via Cherry Tree wing)
Call 0300 443 4357
Dowsett ward
Same Day Emergency Care
Ground floor, Prittlewell Building
Call 01702 385295
Eastwood ward
Gynaecology
Floor 2, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0041 or 0300 443 0518
Eleanor Hobbs ward
Gastro and General Medical
Floor 5, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0519
Elective Admissions Lounge (EAL)
Surgical
Floor 1, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 5365 or 0300 443 5365
Elizabeth Loury ward
Oncology, Haematology
Ground Floor, Prittlewell Building
Call 0300 443 2090
Endoscopy unit
Mz, Tower Block
Call 01702 385096
Eye ward
Eye unit
Ophthalmology Call 01702 435555 ext 6523
Eye Theatre Eye unit
Ophthalmology
Call 01702 435555 ext 6524
Fetal Medicine Unit
Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan Building (B1)
Call 0300 443 0042
Gordon Hopkins ward
Cardiology
Floor 2, Tower Block
Call 01702 385553
Hockley ward
Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU)
Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 01702 384098/6220
J Alfred Lee ward
Post-Operative
Floor 1, Hillborough Building
Call 01702 435555 ext 6357 or ext 8205
High Dependency Unit (HDU)
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building (via Kitty Hubbard)
Call 0300 443 0530
Infusion Unit
Call 01702 385414
Kitty Hubbard
High Dependency Unit (HDU)
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building
Call 01702 435555 ext 8926
Margaret Broom 1
Antenatal - Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0041
Margaret Broom 2
Postnatal - Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0047
Midwife-led birthing unit
Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan building
Call 01702 385261
Neonatal unit
Neonatal Intensive Care - Maternity
Floor 2, Cardigan Building
Call 01702 385186
Neptune ward
Paediatric
Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 01702 385180 or 01702 385181
Oncology and Haematology
Outpatients
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building, (via Estuary ward)
Call 0300 443 0523
Paediatric Assessment Unit
Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 01702 435555 ext 6949
Paglesham ward
Stroke Rehab Unit
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0538
Princess Anne ward
Elective
Floor 9, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0539
Colorectal Recovery Team — 0300 443 7101
Urology Enhanced Recovery — 0300 443 7640
Renal dialysis
Renal unit
Carlingford Centre, Rear of Hospital
Call 0300 443 0540
Rochford ward
Respiratory, ARCU
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 2058
Stambridge ward (formally Balmoral ward)
Medicine for the Elderly
Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 3730
Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU)
Surgery
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building (via Cherry Tree wing)
Call 0300 443 3051
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU)
Acute Medicine
Cherry Tree Wing, Ground Floor
Call 01702 385295
Visisting times 8am to 8.30pm, 7 days a week.
Shopland ward
Trauma
Floor 7, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0542
Southbourne ward
Acute Services
Floor 4, Tower Block
Call 0300 443 0543
Stambridge ward
Diabetes and Endocrine, Infectious Diseases - General Medical Floor 1, Cardigan Building
Call 01702 385477
Westcliff ward
Respiratory
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building
Call 0300 443 0545
Windsor ward
Surgery with Trauma flex
Floor 6, Tower Block
Call 01702 385380
Finding your way around
Click on the links below to view and download a copy of each area of Southend hospital.
Ground Floor map (Southend Hospital)
First Floor map (Southend Hospital)
Second Floor map (Southend Hospital)
Site map image files
To zoom in, click on the images below:
Full site map
Ground floor map
First floor map
Second floor map
View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.
Planning your journey
We provide a variety of services at our main hospital site on Prittlewell Chase and at a number of satellite clinics across Essex. Car parking charges apply when parking at the hospital. Please consider using public transport to travel to your appointments if possible.
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RY
Telephone number: 01702 435555
See location map (opens in a new window)
We have services at the following locations. Click the name of the location to view Google Maps in a new window - please note that the markers shown on the map indicate the centre of the range of the postcode and may not mark the exact location of the service.
Site map PDFs
Site map image files
To zoom in, click on the images below:
Full site map
Ground floor map
First floor map
Second floor map
Tyrells Health Centre
39 Seamore Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 4EX. See location map (opens in a new window) Tel: 01702 385533
Canvey Outpatients Clinic
Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 0JA. See location map (opens in a new window). Tel: 01702 385111
Located between the fire station and the police station, on the opposite side of the road.
Lighthouse Child Development Centre
Snakes Lane, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 6XT. See location map (opens in a new window) Tel: 01702 508180.
Orsett Hospital
Rowley Road, Orsett, Essex, RM16 3EU. See location map (opens in a new window) Tel: 01268 524900.
Britannia Business Park
Unit 12 & 13, Comet Way, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 6GE. See location map (opens in a new window) Tel: 01702 508000
Buses run frequently throughout the day.
Travelling by rail and bus
Rail companies C2C and Greater Anglia operate frequent trains to Southend Central station where a bus can be caught direct to Southend Hospital. Ask for a plus bus ticket before travelling. This will include both your bus and train fares and save you time on your journey.
Need travel support?
If you need help with the cost of travelling to and from our hospitals or anywhere that offers healthcare, visit the NHS healthcare travel cost scheme website.
Parking
You can find all the information about parking methods and charges, free parking permits and Blue Badge holder parking on our parking information page
Shops
Pharmacy
Outpatients on the ground floor of the Tower Block, open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.
Open weekends 9am to 4.30pm.
Restaurant
Starting 17 July 2024, Southend staff and visitors will be able to use the Time2Eat app on their mobile phones to order a variety of food, snacks, and drinks. Some items will have a staff discount, so ID will be required when collecting the order.
When placing an order, customers will be able to choose a specific time slot to collect their order from either Wellspring Restaurant or the Education Centre dining room. The dining room will be reopening for staff, so they can either enjoy the order there or take it with them.
This new option allows everyone to order morning coffee, avoid waiting in line, kick-off meetings on time, socialise with colleagues or take a well-deserved break.