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"Providing high quality acute hospital services across west and north Dorset"
Dorset County Hospital delivers a full range of acute hospital services to 300,000 people across west and north Dorset, Weymouth, Portland, and Purbeck. The modern district general hospital in Dorchester operates a 24 hour Emergency Department alongside specialist services including renal care for 850,000 patients across Dorset and South Somerset, supported by five community hospitals. The Trust employs 3,500 staff working in the main hospital, GP surgeries, schools, residential homes, and patients' own homes. Established in 1991 and awarded Foundation Trust status in 2007, the hospital serves communities with compassionate care built on values of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.
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Healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
At Dorset County Hospital, our mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best.