Southend Hospital Ward Information
Accident and Emergency (A&E)
Emergency Department Ground floor.
Call 0300 443 9992.
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Accident and Emergency (A&E) paediatrics
Paediatric Emergency Department.
Ground floor, Emergency Department.
Call 0300 443 0347.
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Acute Medical Unit (AMU) Estuary and Bedwell
Estuary and Bedwell on the ground floor.
Call 0300 443 8745, 0300 443 1184 or 0300 443 1298.
Visiting times are 11am until 9pm.
Estuary ward — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/estuary-ward.
Bedwell ward — View accessibility information about this area on the AccessAble website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust/southend-university-hospital/access-guides/bedwell-ward.
Acute Medical Service / Edmund Stone ward
Floor 2, Prittlewell Building.
Call 0300 443 0562.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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.
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Active home suite — Windsor
Now situated on Windsor ward, 6th floor tower block. We will be called Active home suite- Windsor.
Discharge unit and winter escalation area.
Call 0300 443 2257 or 0300 443 6914.
Visiting times are between 9am and 8pm.
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Balmoral Haematology and Oncology Unit
Oncology, Haematology, Palliative Care.
Floor 1, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0504.
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Benfleet ward
Acute Stroke Unit.
Ground floor, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0505.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Blenheim ward Renal
General Medical.
Floor 3, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0507.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Cardiac and Medical Day Stay (CMDS)
Cardiology.
Ground floor, Hillborough Building.
Call 0300 443 4084.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) / Sita Lumsden ward
Cardiology.
Floor 2, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0145.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Castlepoint ward
MSK and Elective.
Floor 8, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0509.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Central Delivery Suite (CDS)
Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0022.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
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Community Midwifery Service
Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0045.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
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.
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Critical Care ward
Critical Care.
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building.
Call 0300 443 1121 (bay one) or 0300 443 0514 (bay two).
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Day Assessment Unit (DAU)
Older Persons Ambulatory Service.
Ground Floor, Prittlewell Building.
Call 0300 443 0515.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Day Surgery Unit
Surgical Specialties.
Ground Floor, Hillborough Building.
Call 0300 443 1250.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Discharge Lounge
Paglesham ward, Ground Floor, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 8121, 0300 443 0538, 0300 443 1698.
Visiting hours — always open.
Dowsett ward
Same Day Emergency Care.
Ground floor, Prittlewell Building.
Call 0300 443 0562.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Eastwood ward
Gynaecology.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0041 or 0300 443 0518.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Eleanor Hobbs ward
Gastroenterology, infectious diseases, general medicine.
Floor 5, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0519.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Elective Admissions Lounge (EAL)
Surgical.
Floor 1, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 5365 or 0300 443 5365.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Elizabeth Loury ward
Oncology, Haematology.
Ground Floor, Prittlewell Building.
Call 0300 443 2090.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Endoscopy unit
Mz, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 4868.
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Eye ward
Eye unit.
Ophthalmology — call 0300 443 2569.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Eye Theatre Eye unit
Ophthalmology.
Call 0300 443 5041.
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Fetal Medicine Unit
Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building (B1).
Call 0300 443 0042.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
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Gordon Hopkins ward
Cardiology.
Floor 2, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0145.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Hockley ward
Department of medicine for the Elderly (DME).
Floor 1, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0528.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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J Alfred Lee ward
Post-Operative.
Floor 1, Hillborough Building.
Call 0300 443 2384.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
High Dependency Unit (HDU)
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building (via Kitty Hubbard).
Call 0300 443 0530.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Infusion Unit
Floor 2, Cherry Tree.
Call 0300 443 6086.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Kitty Hubbard
High Dependency Unit (HDU).
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building.
Call 0300 443 0530.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Margaret Broom 1
Antenatal - Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0041.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
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Margaret Broom 2
Postnatal - Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0047.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
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Midwife-led birthing unit
Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan building.
Call 0300 443 3022.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
Neonatal unit
Neonatal Intensive Care - Maternity.
Floor 2, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 2371.
For visiting times and arrangements, visit Maternity visiting arrangements.
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Neptune ward
Paediatric.
Floor 1, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0535.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Oncology and Haematology
Outpatients.
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building, (via Estuary ward).
Call 0300 443 0523.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU)
Floor 1, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0535.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Paglesham ward
Stroke Rehab Unit.
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0538.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Princess Anne ward
Elective.
Floor 9, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0539.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
Colorectal Recovery Team — 0300 443 7101.
Urology Enhanced Recovery — 0300 443 7640.
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Renal dialysis
Renal unit.
Carlingford Centre, Rear of Hospital.
Call 0300 443 0540.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Rochford ward
Respiratory, ARCU.
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 2058.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU)
Surgery.
Floor 1, Prittlewell Building (via Cherry Tree wing).
Call 0300 443 1671.
Visiting times are between 2pm and 8pm.
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Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU)
Acute Medicine.
Cherry Tree Wing, Ground Floor.
Call 0300 443 0560.
Visiting times between 8am and 8.30pm
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Shopland ward
Trauma.
Floor 7, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0542.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Southbourne ward
Acute Services.
Floor 4, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0543.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Stambridge ward
Diabetes and Endocrine, Infectious Diseases - General Medical Floor 1, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 3730.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Westcliff ward
Respiratory.
Ground Floor, Cardigan Building.
Call 0300 443 0545.
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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Windsor ward
Surgery.
Floor 6, Tower Block.
Call 0300 443 0546 (only for Windsor ward not AHS).
Visiting times are between 11am and 8pm.
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