Western Isles Hospital

The Western Isles Hospital (Scottish Gaelic: Ospadal nan Eilean Siar) is a rural general hospital in Stornoway on Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.

Western Isles Hospital
NHS Western Isles
New building at the Western Isles Hospital
Shown in the Outer Hebrides
Geography
LocationStornoway, Eileanan Siar, Scotland
Coordinates58°13′16″N 6°23′0″W
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeGeneral (Rural)
Services
Beds116
Links
Websitewww.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/western-isles-hospital-stornoway
Other linksList of hospitals in Scotland

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

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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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