We were one of the first NHS Foundation Trusts in the country and are an associate teaching hospital.  Providing an extensive range of acute medical services at Basildon University Hospital and Orsett Hospital, we primarily serve the almost 400,000 population of Basildon and Thurrock in South West Essex, plus some residents of the neighbouring districts of Brentwood (for whom we are the main provider of cardiology services) and Castle Point.

With a annual budget of £250 million, the Trust treats 63,000 inpatients and day cases, provides 270,000 outpatients consultations and attends to more than 90,000 Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients.  The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre based at Basildon University Hospital opened in July 2007.  Amongst the most modern centres of its kind in the country, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for people with cardiovascular (heart) and respiratory (lung) diseases, and boasts the latest state-of-the-art equipment and technology.