Mackinnon Memorial Hospital
Mackinnon Memorial Hospital | |
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NHS Highland | |
Geography | |
Location | Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°14′48″N 5°54′39″W / 57.24667°N 5.91083°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Rural General Hospital |
Services | |
Beds | 23 |
Links | |
Website | Website |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The former Mackinnon Memorial Hospital building is now vacant; it sits adjacent to the new Broadford Hospital, all services having moved into this new purpose built building in March 2022. It was a
History
The hospital was commissioned as voluntary hospital commemorating the work of the Reverend Donald Mackinnon, the former parish priest, who died in 1888.[2][3] It was designed by W L Carruthers & Alexander and opened in September 1914.[4] A substantial renovation and expansion was completed in 1963.[2]
The hospital established a reputation for rural surgical care, with an important role played by general surgeon John Ball, who spent his entire consultant career in Broadford, retiring in 1999.[5]
Services
The hospital had 25 in-patient beds and 24-hour on site medical and nursing cover.
There are a variety of other services based in the hospital at various times of the week, including a fracture clinic,
Rural practitioners
The hospital has 10 medical staff who are designated rural practitioners,
References
- ^ "Services: Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital / Broadford Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Mackinnon Memorial Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ McKinnon, Gerald. "Genealogy of the Clan" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "The Hospitals of Skye". History of the Highland Hospitals. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Ross, David (21 March 2014). "The Highland Line: why Skye's new hospital plan and cash for crofters could prove controversial". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Services: Dr MacKinnon Memorial Hospital / Broadford Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Stephens, David (Spring 2014). "Over the Seas to Skye". RCGP Revalidate. Royal College of General Practitioners: 3. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Ross, Calum (21 March 2014). "Helipad could be built at new Skye hospital for air ambulances". Press and Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2018.