The Countess of Chester Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Executive Suite, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL
- Phone
- 01244 365000 (Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including The Countess of Chester Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 31,910 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.1 wks | 1,069 |
| Urology | 10.2 wks | 1,292 |
| Orthopaedics | 11.4 wks | 2,549 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13.1 wks | 3,011 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.4 wks | 3,184 |
| Oral surgery | 19.1 wks | 2,073 |
| Plastic surgery | 7.7 wks | 904 |
| General medicine | 3.6 wks | 67 |
| Gastroenterology | 8.5 wks | 852 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 8.3 wks | 888 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.9 wks | 2,581 |
| Respiratory medicine | 9.2 wks | 1,020 |
| Rheumatology | 10.0 wks | 441 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.2 wks | 303 |
| Gynaecology | 12.7 wks | 2,755 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.7 wks | 3,047 |
| Other surgical specialties | 12.6 wks | 5,612 |
| Other services | 9.1 wks | 262 |
More about waiting times at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
The Countess of Chester Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 31 July 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 14 February 2024.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 61.8% of the 8,676 people who went to A&E at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Clatterbridge HospitalWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 10.0 miles | 12.0 wks |
| The Clatterbridge Cancer CentreThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 10.0 miles | 7.2 wks |
| Halton HospitalNorth Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust | 11.5 miles | 12.5 wks |
| Liverpool Women's HospitalLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 13.4 miles | 13.2 wks |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 14.0 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Liverpool University Dental HospitalLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 14.1 miles | 12.9 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Ellesmere Port Hospital, Ellesmere Port