Our Vision is:

  • Our care is high quality, safe and personal.
  • Our staff will use their skills to treat patients in clean, comfortable surroundings to the highest quality, offering choice as widely as possible.
  • Our patients come here for their care because we aim for excellence in everything we do - our first priority is our patients.
  • We set high standards of behaviour and professionalism for all our staff.

Our Values are:

  • Driven by clinical quality
  • Creating the ideal patient experience
  • Listening to our patients, carers and families and learning from their experiences
  • Listening to our staff and encouraging them to improve services
  • Financial sustainability to invest in the future
  • Patient centred, business focused
  • Pride in who we are and what we do

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Welcome to City Hospitals Sunderland

City Hospitals Sunderland is an Acute Trust providing a wide range of hospital services such as A&E, surgical and medical specialties, therapy services, maternity and paediatric care. We pride ourselves on the quality and range of care provided to the patients of Sunderland and the wider North East. Our vision is Excellence in Health, Putting People First and we aim to put our patients’ right to choice, respect and dignity at the heart of their treatment here.