West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Technologies used at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Last updated: 15/08/2026
About West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- ICB
- NHS Central East ICB
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Approx yearly admissions
- 60,000
- Approx catchment population
- 500,000
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute and specialist care for more than 600,000 people and treats close to one million patients each year. Watford General Hospital is its principal emergency and inpatient site, while Hemel Hempstead Hospital provides diagnostics, outpatients and stroke rehabilitation, and St Albans City Hospital focuses on planned surgery and ambulatory care.
With around 5,800 staff and services spanning more than 50 clinical specialties, the trust is a major local healthcare provider. It gained teaching hospital status in 2021 and supports clinical education, research and professional training. Its hospitals are also included in the national New Hospital Programme, alongside continuing work to improve facilities and patient pathways.