6,450 people attended in September 2026. Everyone is assessed soon after arriving and seen in order of urgency.
Drive there Public transportChest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding, signs of a stroke, a seizure that does not stop, or someone who cannot be woken. Call 999 rather than driving to A&E.
South East Coast Ambulance Service answers most 999 calls in this area. In September 2026 it reached life-threatening calls in 8 minutes on average (target 7) and serious calls such as stroke or chest pain in 33 minutes on average, 9 in 10 within 66 minutes. The England averages for the same measures: 8 and 31 minutes.
14% of ambulance handovers at hospitals in this service's area took over 30 minutes (England 27%). These figures cover the whole South East Coast Ambulance Service area, not this hospital alone, and the England figures are the national averages for the same measures.
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Open: Open 24 hours, every day. Hours confirmed by the trust on the NHS website, 9 July 2026.
Address: Eastbourne District General Hospital, BN21 2UD, Eastbourne. Map
Phone: 0300 131 4500.
Parking: Disabled parking, car parking, cycle parking. On site: disabled toilet, induction loop, signing service, wheelchair access, access to tv, internet access, mobile phones permitted, public telephone.
Phone, hours, facilities and departments are from the NHS website, supplied by the trust (Open Government Licence). Departments are named only where the trust lists them there.
67% of people were seen within 4 hours (seen, treated and admitted or sent home)
6,450 visits in the month. Postcode BN21 2UD. Part of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
NHS England publishes the four-hour figure by trust, so this covers every A&E East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust runs.
| Month | Seen within 4 hours | Visits | 12-hour bed waits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 59% | 9,250 | 117 |
| Nov 25 | 54% | 8,986 | 101 |
| Dec 25 | 58% | 9,441 | 70 |
| Jan 26 | 52% | 9,503 | 197 |
| Feb 26 | 57% | 8,832 | 113 |
| Mar 26 | 65% | 9,990 | 58 |
| Apr 26 | 65% | 9,762 | 150 |
| May 26 | 57% | 9,759 | 183 |
| Jun 26 | 61% | 10,123 | 231 |
| Jul 26 | 62% | 10,683 | 246 |
| Aug 26 | 57% | 10,649 | 288 |
| Sep 26 | 62% | 10,828 | 215 |
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Within 20 miles, open sites only, with the type of unit, an estimated drive time (straight-line distance plus a third, at 25 mph) and the current published wait where there is one, otherwise last month's figure. Compare side by side.
13.5 miles, about 43 min by car (estimate). No figure published.
13.5 miles, about 43 min by car (estimate). No figure published.
14.3 miles, about 46 min by car (estimate). No figure published.
14.6 miles. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust does not publish a live figure. In September 2026, 67% of the 6,450 people who attended were seen within 4 hours (seen, treated and admitted or sent home).
6,450 people attended in September 2026, about 215 a day. A&E is usually busiest in the late afternoon and evening and quietest in the early morning, and everyone is seen in order of urgency, not arrival.
Eastbourne District General Hospital, BN21 2UD, Eastbourne. Use the Drive or Public transport button for directions from where you are. In an emergency call 999: an ambulance crew decides the right hospital.