Altnagelvin serves a population of some 200,000 people for general acute hospital services and some 400,000 for specialist services such as fractures, orthopaedics and ophthalmics. Services are provided in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between the Hospital’s main partner, the Western Health and Social Services Board, and its other partners.

Approximately 26,000 patients are admitted each year and the Hospital has approximately 150,000 outpatient attendances and 14,000 day case attendance. The Hospital also provides accident and emergency services with approximately 49,000 attendances each year.

Most of the Hospital’s services are provided in its 3 main facilities - Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Spruce House, and Ward 5, Waterside Hospital. In addition, a wide range of outpatient services is provided in the former Roe Valley Hospital in Limavady.

Outpatient services are also provided, via visiting consultants and other clinical staff from Altnagelvin, to patients attending Strabane Health Centre, Tyrone County Hospital, Erne Hospital, Coleraine Hospital and Mid-Ulster Hospital. Patients requiring inpatient surgical intervention will usually be admitted to Altnagelvin Hospital for their surgery with return to their local hospital for their post-operative care.

Some of Altnagelvin’s services, primarily regional services, are provided by visiting consultants from the Belfast Hospitals. These include neurology, neurosurgery and plastic surgery.

Detailed information on the Hospital’s services including its service development proposals for the current year, are contained in the Hospital Delivery Plan.