Hertford County Hospital

Hertford County Hospital, based in the county town of Hertford, is the oldest of the Trust’s four hospital sites.

The original hospital was built in the early 1800s.  In 2003 work began on the development of a brand new hospital on the same site. The new £8.5 million facility opened its doors to patients in November 2004.

The hospital provides a wide range of outpatients, ante/postnatal, diagnostic and therapeutic services to the people of south-east Hertfordshire.

It is open Monday to Friday, except on bank holidays, between 8.00am and 6.00pm.

Services include:

• Radiology (Opening hours 9am to 12.30pm and 2.00pm to 4:30pm)
• Pathology (blood tests Monday to Friday 8am to 3.45pm)
• A range of outpatients clinics
• Specialist children’s centre
• Physiotherapy and other therapies

A&E services include:

• 24/7 emergency department at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage
• Urgent treatment centre (open from 8am to 10pm every day) at the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City
• Minor injuries unit at Cheshunt Community Hospital
• Minor injuries unit at the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford

Coronavirus guidance

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