The County Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- County Hospital, Union Walk, Hereford, HR1 2ER
- Phone
- 01432 355444
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
Wye Valley NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including The County Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 27,934 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 13.1 wks | 885 |
| Urology | 10.9 wks | 1,561 |
| Orthopaedics | 19.0 wks | 3,777 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 14.9 wks | 2,522 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.0 wks | 2,948 |
| Oral surgery | 19.2 wks | 867 |
| Plastic surgery | 11.0 wks | 357 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 8.5 wks | 35 |
| General medicine | 16.6 wks | 33 |
| Gastroenterology | 13.6 wks | 1,584 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 16.6 wks | 1,870 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 8.8 wks | 1,296 |
| Respiratory medicine | 12.5 wks | 1,928 |
| Neurology | 12.9 wks | 782 |
| Rheumatology | 10.4 wks | 448 |
| Elderly medicine | 10.5 wks | 173 |
| Gynaecology | 16.7 wks | 2,225 |
| Other medical specialties | 9.3 wks | 2,104 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.3 wks | 315 |
| Other surgical specialties | 10.3 wks | 2,223 |
| Other services | 37.5 wks | 1 |
Care Quality Commission rating
The County Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 28 February 2024. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Wye Valley NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 18 March 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 65.3% of the 7,560 people who went to A&E at Wye Valley NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Community HospitalThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 21.8 miles | 12.1 wks |
| Worcestershire Royal HospitalWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 24.1 miles | 13.8 wks |
| Gloucestershire Royal HospitalGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 24.2 miles | 10.9 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.