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.

Further information about visiting can be found here.

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

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