Internationally renowned for clinical excellence, The Portland Hospital is the only private hospital in London entirely dedicated to women and children. Their specialties reflect this providing expertise in Obstetrics (maternity), Women’s Health and Paediatrics.
Additional clinical services provided are Outpatient departments for both adults and children, Physiotherapy, Audiology, Imaging (x-ray, ultrasound and MRI scanning), Pharmacy and a Theatre suite.
Treatment and Care.
Their staff are often commended on their professional yet friendly approach. They will do everything they can to make your visit as comfortable as possible. They ensure a high ratio of nursing staff per patient with an average of three to four patients to one nurse/midwife. This ratio is increased to one to one care in critical areas such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Labour Ward.
Patient safety is their main concern. The Portland Hospital has specialists and facilities on hand should an emergency arise. In these circumstances you or your child will be cared for by senior doctors such as Consultant Obstetricians, Gynaecologists or Paediatricians, Resident Consultant Anaesthetists, Resident Medical Officers (RMO’s) and experienced nursing staff in the facility appropriate to the care required.
These facilities include a dedicated emergency obstetric theatre, NICU, a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) and an adult High Dependency Unit (HDU).
All staff have training in emergency procedures. All clinical staff have been trained in basic life support skills. Many also have skills in intermediate and advanced life support, paediatric advanced life support and newborn life support.
The Portland Hospital is an independent hospital – part of the HCA International group which also owns The Princess Grace Hospital, Harley Street Clinic, Wellington Hospital, London Bridge and Lister Hospital.
The hospital is situated in Central London. Great Portland Street tube station; on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Line and is just to the left of the Hospital.
The Portland Hospital is the only independent hospital that is dedicated to the care of women and children. The 107 beds comprise of a busy obstetric unit with deliveries per annum in excess of 2000.
The Gynaecological Unit treats women with a range of gynaecological disorders and specialises in Minimal Access Surgery.