Ipswich Hospital is a large vibrant general hospital, providing acute hospital services to people who live and work in Ipswich and east Suffolk. We are predominantly a local hospital: 97% of our income for clinical services derives from services provided to residents of Suffolk, although we also provide some very specialist care to people living in north Essex and beyond. We are well established as a major part of the NHS in the area. In general we are highly regarded by local GPs for the level of clinical expertise we offer.

Ipswich Hospital is a safe hospital: we have low rates of healthcare-acquired infections; rapidly reducing rates of avoidable harm such as patient falls and pressure sores; and mortality rates that compare favourably with other hospitals both regionally and nationally.

What we provide

The hospital has 557 beds in general acute, critical care, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services and we currently employ 3,678 staf