Western Isles Hospital

Coordinates: 58°13′16″N 6°23′0″W / 58.22111°N 6.38333°W / 58.22111; -6.38333
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Western Isles Hospital
Eileanan Siar, Scotland
Coordinates58°13′16″N 6°23′0″W / 58.22111°N 6.38333°W / 58.22111; -6.38333
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeGeneral (Rural)
Services
Beds116
Links
Websitewww.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/western-isles-hospital-stornoway
Other linksList of hospitals in Scotland

The Western Isles Hospital (

Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles
.

History

The hospital was built at a cost of £32 million and was officially opened by

Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay in March 1993.[1] A six-bedded stroke rehabilitation unit opened in 2007.[2] In late 2014 the health board announced a Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanner service would be based at the hospital.[3]

Services

The hospital has 116 beds across a range of specialities, including

orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology and psychiatry.[4] Within the hospital there is a learning centre and purpose-built facilities for clinical skills training.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Providing care for two decades in Western Isles Hospital - Winter 2012" (PDF). Slainte. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Western Isles Hospital opens new Stroke Unit". Stornoway Gazette. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Western Isles Hospital unveils new service". Stornoway Gazette. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Twenty years of Western Isles Hospital". Stornoway Gazette. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Western Isles Campus". University of Stirling. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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