About our hospitals - Broomfield Hospital

The Trust provides a wide range of first class services across our mid and south Essex hospitals, including A&E, emergency medicine and surgery, elective surgery in most specialities, and maternity and paediatric services.

Our Broomfield Hospital site based in Chelmsford is home to the internationally renowned St Andrew's burns and plastics centre, which provides a supra-regional burns service to a population of 9.8 million people.

For more information about the hospital, click on the drop-downs below before your visit.

From Monday 13 March

A new automatic number plate recognition car parking system will be at Broomfield Hospital. Patients and visitors will now pay on exit, rather than arrival.

Patients and visitors will be able to pay for their car parking using their bank card, contactless or Glide https://www.glideparking.com, a car parking app which can be downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play. Cash payments will still be accepted.

Blue badge holders will continue to receive free parking by typing the last six digits of their badge number into pay station. Badges must be displayed clearly in the front of vehicles.

If you have any questions, please email mse.travel.centre@nhs.net.

Car park disruption due to resurfacing

There's currently disruption in the public multi-story car park due to resurfacing works. The top level is currently inaccessible from the lower level and can be accessed via the external ramp only, which is manned during these works to ensure that the ambulance ramp is kept clear at all times.

Our team is working really well to manage this difficult situation and we are also utilising available spaces in the main multistorey staff car park or the loop road – our enforcement reflects this so there is no risk of getting a ticket at present.

Please allow more time before your appointment to find appropriate parking.

Broomfield Hospital Ward Information

The letters and numbers give the location and the floor number
(ie C250 = C zone 2 = second floor 250 = room number on second floor.)

Active Home Unit and Discharge Lounge (E125)
Zone E, 1st Floor, room 25
Frailty re-enablement
Call 01245 513935
Visiting times are between 2pm and 7pm.
 

Accident & Emergency (A&E)
External Entrance - Level 2
Call 01245 513902

 

Acute Medical Unit (AMU, A207)
Zone A - 2nd floor, room 07
Medical Assessment
Call 01245 513907
Visiting times are between 11.30am and 8.30pm.
 

Antenatal Ward (A404)
Zone A, 4th floor, room 04
Antenatal
Call 01245 513355

 

Baddow Ward (C250)
Zone C, 2nd floor, room 50
Care of the Elderly
Call 01245 514150
Visiting times are between 11.30am and 7pm.
 
Bardfield Ward (C350)
Zone C, 3rd floor, room 50
Care of the Elderly
Call 01245 513932
Visiting times are between 11am and 7pm.
 
Billericay Ward (E321)
Zone E, 3rd floor, room 21
ENT/Oral Max Fax
Call 01245 513923
Visiting times are between 11.30am and 9pm.
 
Braxted Ward (C251)
Zone C, 2nd floor, room 51
Care of the Elderly
Call 01245 513931
Visiting times are between 2pm and 4pm / 5pm and 7pm.
 
Burns Adults Ward (E221)
Zone E, 2nd floor, room 21
Adult Burns
Call 01245 516185
Visiting times are between 2pm and 7pm
 

Children's Burns Ward (E225)
Zone E, 2nd floor, room 25
Paediatric Burns
Call 01245 516973

 

Day Stay Admissions (B448)
Zone B, 4th floor, room 48
Day Cases
Call 01245 513921

 

Frailty Unit (A205)
Zone A, 2nd floor, room 05
Frailty Unit
Call 01245 513933
Visiting times are between 11.30am and 8pm

 

General High Dependency Unit (GHDU, A211)
Zone A, 2nd floor, room 11
High Dependency
Call 01245 514379
Visiting times are between 2pm and 4pm / 5pm and 7pm

 

General Intensive Care Unit (GICU, E226)
Zone E, 2nd floor, room 26
Intensive Care
Call 01245 514053
Visiting times are between 2pm and 4pm / 5pm and 7pm
 
Gosfield Ward (A203)
Zone A,  2nd floor, room 03
Gynaecology
Call 01245 514921
Visiting times are between 11am and 9pm

 

Heybridge Ward (A303)
Zone A, 3rd floor, room 03
Gastric Surgery and Oncology
Call 01245 513918
Visiting times are between 11am to 9pm

 

John Ray Ward (E323)
Zone E, 3rd floor, room 23
Elective Orthopaedic
Call 01245 513925
Visiting times are between 2pm and 4pm / 5pm and 7pm

 

Lister Ward (C451)
Zone C, 4th floor, room 51
NA
Call 01245 513915
Visiting times are between 11.30am to 9pm

 

Mayflower Ward (E322)
Zone E, 3rd floor, room 22
Surgical Ward
Call 01245 513924
Visiting times are between 11.30am to 9pm
 
Neonatal Unit (A406)
Zone A, 4th floor room 06
Neonatal Care
Call 01245 513050
Visiting times are 24/7
 
Notley Ward (E223)
Zone E, 2nd floor, room 23
Emergency Orthopaedic
Call 01245 513916
Visiting times are between 11am to 8pm
 
Phoenix Ward (E122)
Zone E, 1st floor, room 22
Paediatric Care
Call 01245 362000
Visiting times are between 11am to 8pm
 
Pegasus Ward  (E122)
Zone E, 1st floor, room 22
Paediatric Care
Call 01245 513939
Visiting times are between 11am to 8pm
 
Postnatal Ward (A405)
Zone A, 4th floor, room 05
Postnatal Care
Postnatal Ward, call 01245 513566
Maternity Sister, call 01245 513928
Maternity Reception, call 01245 513927
Visiting times are between 6am to 12am
 
Rayne Ward (A304)
Zone A, 3rd floor, room 04
Vascular and Urology Surgical Ward
Call 01245 513919
Visiting times are between 2pm and 4pm / 5pm and 7pm
 
Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC, A204)
Zone A, 2nd floor, room 4
Medical
Call 01245 513207
 
Surgical Emergency Ward (SEW, B344)
Zone B, 3rd floor, room 44
Surgical Emergencies
Call 01245 513930
Visiting times are between 11.30am to 7pm
 
Stock Ward (E320)
Zone E, 3rd floor - room 20
Plastic Surgery Ward
Call 01245 513922
Visiting times are between 11am to 9pm
 
Stroke Unit (A302)
Zone A, 3rd floor, room 02
Acute Stroke Patients
Call 01245 513905
Visiting times are between 2pm to 4pm / 5pm and 7pm
 
Terling Ward (A305)
Zone A, 3rd floor, room 05
Renal and Cardiac Medical Ward
Call 01245 513920
Visiting times are between 11am to 7pm
 
Tiptree Ward (C351)
Zone C, 3rd floor, room 51
General Medicine
Call 01245 513936
Visiting times are between 2pm to 7pm
 
Tollesbury Ward (E222)
Zone E, 2nd floor, room 22
Gastro Ward
Call 01245 513933
Visiting times are between 11.30am to 9pm
 

Writtle Ward (C450)
Zone C, 4th floor, room 50
Care of the Elderly
Call 01245 513903

Visiting times are between 11.30am to 9pm.

Planning your journey

Broomfield Hospital is Chelmsford, Essex with several conveniently situated transport links and 1,808 parking spaces. Whether you’re travelling by car, bus, train, bike or on foot - getting here is easier than ever.

By bus

There's a bus stop outside the main hospital atrium entrance and there are numerous bus routes servicing the hospital from across the area and further afield across mid and south Essex. Visit First Bus website to find routes and costs. More information can be found at Essex County Council's website .

Chelmsford Community Transport

Chelmsford community transport is a patient transport scheme provided by volunteers for patients and their families who have difficulty getting to and from their hospital appointment. They offer an affordable door to door service with their wheelchair accessible minibuses or your concessionary bus pass is also accepted. All drivers are friendly DBS checked. Assisted trips are also available.
 
For more information on how to book, visit their website www.chelmsfordct.org or call 01245 477750.

By train

Greater Anglia Rail operates frequent trains to Chelmsford station where a bus can be caught direct to Broomfield 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.

By bike

There are cycle routes leading into Broomfield Hospital and cycle parking can be found outside the main hospital atrium.

By car/motorbike

Signposted from the A12, the hospital can be accessed from multiple directions. Enter our postcode CM1 7ET into your satnav or see Google location map for directions.

Need travel support?

If you need help with the cost of traveling to and from our hospitals or anywhere that offers healthcare, visit the NHS healthcare travel cost scheme website. 

Finding your way around

An illustration of the Broomfield Hospital site map.You can save this to your device by either touching and holding on the image and choosing to save it (mobile) or if you're on a desktop, right-click on the image and save image.

There have been many location changes - please check and follow the signboards on-site.

Cafés

Pudding Wood Café

Serving hot food for breakfast and lunch, the Pudding Wood Café opposite D140. This is currently open to staff only.

Open 7am to 3pm, Monday to Friday

Costa Coffee

A Costa Coffee stand in the middle of the atrium, adjacent to the entrance to zone E.

Open 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 4pm at the weekend.

The stall is closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January

Fontanella

The sit-down coffee shop is located at the front of the atrium

Open 7am to 10pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 5pm at the weekend.

The cafe is closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January

Shops

Pharmacy

Outpatients in the Main Atrium, is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Friends of Broomfield

Shop 1, south entrance is open 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday

Shop 2, end of atrium, adjacent to A111 is open 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday

Both shops are closed on weekends and bank holidays. The Friends also run a trolley service which can be encountered on most routes throughout the hospital.

M&S Simply Food

M&S can be found in the middle of the atrium accessible through the main entrance or the central corridor.

Open 7.30am to 8am, Monday to Friday. 8.30am to 8pm on Saturday and 10am to 8pm on Sunday. 

Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

WH Smith

WH Smith can be found in the middle of the atrium accessible through the main entrance or the central corridor.

Open 6.30am to 8pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am to 6pm at the weekend.

Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Vending and cash machines

Vending machines

There are many vending machines throughout the hospital that offer food and drink refreshments. You can find them in:

Zone A at in the central corridor, on level 2 - A&E department waiting room, near A205, and on level 3 near A305

Zone C on level 2 in the lift lobby

Zone E on level 1 in the lift lobby and level 2 in the lift lobby.

Cash Machines (ATM)

There are three cash machines available, some may have a charge for using the service. You can find them in:

Zone A on level 1, in the atrium inside WH Smith (free)

Zone B on level 2 near south entrance and opposite the reception desk

Zone E on level 1 in the lift lobby

Post box

There's a Royal Mail post box located outside M&S Simply Food in the atrium.

Public payphones

There are payphones located in:

Zone B in the south entrance, opposite lifts

Zone A on level 1 in the central corridor and opposite the travel centre

Social spaces

We have areas where you can sit, rest and eat during your visit. These are the wellbeing terrace, main entrance courtyard and at the end of the atrium.

Please make sure you maintain social distancing during your time at our hospital and ensure you wear a face mask or face covering whilst on site. A face covering can be a face mask, a scarf or bandana.

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