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Watford General Hospital

Telephone numbers, visiting times and ward information leaflets

Visiting hours for all inpatient wards are between 2pm-8pm each day. Please contact wards directly for details of protected meal times.

View further information about visiting.

Main Switchboard: 01923 244 366

Wards and departments, A-Z

A

Acute Admissions Unit - Level 1

Building: Acute Admissions Unit
Tel: Green Bay - 01923 217 473, Purple Bay - 01923 436 626, Blue Bay - 01923 436 610, Yellow Bay – 01923 436 611, Red Bay - 01923 217 956, Reception –  01923 436 620 or 01923 436 823, Doctors' Office - 01923 436 103, Sister's office - 01923 436 618
Visiting times: 2pm - 7pm

Acute Admissions Unit - Level 3

Building: Acute Admissions Unit
Tel: Green Bay - 01923 436 681, Purple Bay - 01923 217159, Blue Bay - 01923 217 065, Yellow Bay – 01923 436 669, Reception –  01923 217 760, Doctors' Office - 01923 436 103, Sister's office - 01923 436 104
Visiting times: 2pm - 8pm

Acute Respiratory Care Unit

Building: AAU - Level 3
Tel: ARCU 8669 - 01923 436669

Acute Stroke Unit

Building: Main Block - Level 3
Tel: 01923 217 270 or 01923 217 147
Contact ward for times of protected meal times - no visiting during these times.

Aldenham (Medical)

Building: Main Block - Level 4
Tel: 01923 217 515
Contact ward for times of protected meal times - no visiting during these times.
Ward leaflet:

Alexandra Birthing Centre (Maternity)

Building: Maternity block - level 2
Tel: 01923 217364 or 01923 217940

Ambulatory Care

Building: AAU - Level 1
Tel: 01923 436 772

B

Blood tests

Building: Main block - Level 2

More information including opening times

C

Cardiac Care Unit

Building: AAU - Level 3 Purple
Tel: 01923 217 159

Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory

Building: AAU - Level 2
Tel: 01923 436 634 or 01923 436 636

Cassio Ward - Gastroenterology

Building: Main block - Level 3
Tel: 01923 217 860

Castle Ward

Building: Shrodells - first floor
Tel: 01923 217 679

Cleves Ward

Building: Main Block - Level 5
Tel:
01923 217 510

Croxley Ward (care of the elderly)

Building: Main Block - Level 4
Tel: 01923 217 517

D

Day Hospital

Building: Main Block - Level 4
Tel:
01923 213 309

Day surgery

Building: Main Block
Tel:
01923 217 938

Delivery Suite

Building: Maternity Wing - Level 3
Tel:
01923 217 371 or 01923 217 389
Visiting times:  No visiting. Birth partner only

Discharge Lounge

Building: Main Block - Level 1
Tel:
01923 217 083

E

Early Pregnancy Unit

Building: Maternity block
Tel:
01923 217831

Emergency Assessment Unit

Tel:
8596 and 8508 - 01923 436596 / 01923 436508

Endoscopy Unit

Building: Main Block - Level 3
Tel:
01923 217530 and 01923 217193

Elizabeth Ward (Gynaecology)

Building: Maternity block
Tel:
01923 217 902 or 01923 217 939

F

Flaunden (Surgical)

Building: Main block - level 5
Tel:
01923 217 512

G

Gade Ward

Building: Main block - level 4
Tel:
01923 217 845

Granger Suite: Bluebell Ward and Winyard Ward

Building: Acute Admissions Unit
Tel:
01923 436231 (ext 8231) or 01923 217882 (ext 7882)

H

Helen Donald Unit

Building: External Building (behind Maternity block)
Tel:
01923 217 386

Heronsgate Ward (Medical)

Building: Main Block - Level 4
Tel:
01923 217 516 or 01923 217 289

I

Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU)

Building: Main Block - Level 6
Tel:
01923 217611
Visiting times: Please call the ward: 01923 217611

K

Katherine Ward (Maternity)

Building: Maternity Wing Level 2
Tel:
01923 217366 or 01923 217389

L

Langley Ward

Building: Main Block - Level 5
Tel:
01923 217 039

O

Oxhey Ward (Medical)

Building: Main Block - level 3
Tel:
01923 436 100 or Ext 8100 

R

Radiology

Building: Main block - level 1
Tel: 01923 217528, 01923 217529 and 01923 217523

Rapid Admissions Unit (RAU)

Building: Main block - level 3
Tel: 01923 244 366 or Ext 3233

Red suite (AAU)

Building: Acute Admissions Unit
Tel: 01923 217 956 or 01923 217 381

Ridge Ward (Orthopaedic)

Building: Main Block - Level 5
Tel:
01923 217 152

S

Sarratt Ward

Building: Main Block - Level 4
Tel:
01923 217 514 or 01923 217 577

Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU)

Building: Maternity block - level 3
Tel:
01923 217 392
Visiting times: 24/7 Parents Siblings. Other visitors with parents, no under 16s. 2 visitors per bed.

Starfish Ward (paediatric)

Building: Women's and Children's building - level 1
Tel: 01923 217 357 or 01923 217 841
Visiting times: No official visiting times, please check with the ward.

T

Tudor Ward

Building: Shrodells
Tel:
Tel: 01923 217 445 or 01923 217 233 

V

Victoria Ward

Building: Maternity block - Level 2
Tel:
01923 217 377

W

Winyard Ward

Building: Granger Suite - Level 2
Tel:
01923 217 406

X

X-ray

Building: Main block - level 1
Tel: 01923 217528, 01923 217529 and 01923 217523

Watford General Hospital departments
Ward / Department Building/Wing Tel Number
Accident and Emergency Reception Main Block - Level 1 01923 217758 or 01923 217842
Admissions   via Switchboard 01923 244366
Audiology Main Block - Level 2 01923 217646
Appliances    
Clinical Coding   01923 217555
Complaints Willow House - 3rd Floor 01923 217866
Elderly Day Hospital   01923 217259
Main Reception Main Block - Level 2 01923 217550
Enquiries / Results for
ECG Tests 01923 217822
Biochemistry 01923 217572
Cytology 01923 217617 or 01923 217448
Haematology 01442 287671
Microbiology 01923 217589 or 01923 816073
Mortuary Office 01923 217582 or 01923 217581
Occupational Therapy 01923 217271
Pharmacy 01923 217734 or 01923 217127
Physiotherapy 01923 217271
Post Graduate Centre 01923 217436 or 01923 217910
Radiology 01923 217528, 01923 217529 and 01923 217523
Renal Unit 01923 217243 or 01923 217852
Respiratory Nurses 01923 217676
Speech Therapy 01923 217477 or 01923 217477
X-ray 01923 217528, 01923 217529 and 01923 217523

* Ward leaflets correct at time of print. Please contact ward directly to confirm visiting times and protected meal times.

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