Mount Alvernia Hospital Information

Opened as a nursing home by a group of Franciscan Sisters in 1935, Mount Alvernia has a long, rich history of treating patients in the Guildford area.  Over the years, it has significantly expanded and, in 2022, the hospital became the first private healthcare provider in Surrey to offer robotic surgery for joint replacements. 

We provide a wide range of acute elective and urgent surgical and medical services for adult patients on an outpatient, day-case or inpatient basis.  The hospital consists of:

3 operating theatres
47 overnight beds
6-bay Ambulatory Care Unit for endoscopy and minor operations 
St Martha Centre, which provides nine rooms and six pods for chemotherapy and cancer treatments, as well as Radiotherapy from Genesis Care
Imaging department which includes PET-CT and nuclear medicine
On-site Pharmacy
Pathology lab
Dedicated private GP service, enabling quick onward referrals to consultant experts.

Mount Alvernia has BUPA Breast Care, Bowel Care and Living Well with Cancer accreditations, has recently achieved a 5* Macmillan Quality Environment Mark outcome and is rated Good by the CQC. The unit is recognised as a Bupa-accredited breast cancer specialist centre.

Over 200 consultants see patients from our recently refurbished outpatient consultation rooms.  But most importantly, we constantly receive exceptional patient feedback as reflected in our 4.8* Google review ranking and our overall feedback scores. 95.6% of patients said their overall experience of our outpatient service was very good or good, and 98.5% of admitted care patients would be extremely likely or likely to recommend their consultant to their friends or family. Scores are from our satisfaction surveys. During the period of January to December 2025, we received 1586 completed Outpatient surveys and 1353 completed Admitted Care surveys at Mount Alvernia Hospital.

We also have a resident medical officer (RMO) who is available 24 hours a day to ensure that patients are safe and care for at all times. Should your care needs change following surgery or treatment, we may need to transfer you to another hospital. This will either be to an NHS or another Circle hospital. Transfers of care only take place when absolutely necessary.