Inverurie Hospital

Coordinates: 57°16′38″N 2°22′41″W / 57.27722°N 2.37806°W / 57.27722; -2.37806
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Inverurie Hospital
NHS Grampian
Inverurie Hospital
Inverurie Hospital is located in Aberdeenshire
Inverurie Hospital
Shown in Abderdeenshire
Geography
LocationInverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates57°16′38″N 2°22′41″W / 57.27722°N 2.37806°W / 57.27722; -2.37806
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1897
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Inverurie Hospital is a small hospital in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

History[edit]

The hospital has its origins in an infectious diseases hospital in Cunninghill Road which opened in January 1897.[1][2] It moved to a new 60-bed facility in Upperboat Road, which was designed by R. Leslie Rollo, in December 1940.[1][3] It continued to deal with a wide range of infectious diseases from across Aberdeenshire.[4] Following the eradication of many infectious diseases, single storey wards were re-designated for general medicine in 1958.[4]

Services[edit]

The Minor Injury Unit Service in Inverurie is delivered by Inverurie Medical Practice at the Inverurie Health and Social Care Hub, during the hours of 8.30am-6pm Monday to Friday. There is no longer an out of hours Minor Injury Unit Service provided at Inverurie Hospital.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Inverurie Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Infectious diseases hospital, Inverurie". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Inverurie Hospital". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "History of Health in Inverurie". Inverurie medical practice. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Inverurie Health and Care Hub". NHS Grampian. Retrieved 6 February 2019.