Who we are and what we do:
The Horder Centre is a registered charity, whose purpose is “the advancement of health and the relief of patients suffering from ill health”. The Centre achieves this aim by caring for and treating patients with painful and often debilitating arthritic, orthopaedic and related conditions.
The Horder Centre has developed into a vibrant hospital, establishing itself as a recognized leading elective orthopaedic centre in the South East, performing significant numbers of operations and treatments to the shoulder, hand, hip, knee and feet, including joint replacement surgery.
The Horder Centre aims to build on its reputation for consistently delivering high quality care, administered by highly regarded Consultants, an experienced team of clinical professionals and support staff, by demonstrating the positive impact it makes to the lives of its patients.
The ethos of delivering continuous quality improvement is at the heart of everything we do. We are also registered with the Charity Commission and Care Quality Commission.
Read our Making An Impact and our Quality Account pdf for more information.
Our five Key Values:
Here at The Horder Centre, everything we do is based on our five key values. We are:
Caring – Believes that all with whom it interacts will be treated with utmost respect and empathy.
Friendly – Fosters a culture that is warm, welcoming and responsive.
Quality – Delivers the best service it can whilst striving to continuously improve.
Integrity – Is always reliable, honest, consistent and transparent in its approach.
Pride – Our team are proud of what they do, taking pleasure in delivering a unique service.
Who we look after:
(for the period 1st December 2010 and 30th November 2011)
- 2,314 in-patients
- 2,079 day case patients
- 834 knee joint replacements
- 699 hip joint replacements
- 27,276 outpatient visits
