Arbroath Infirmary | |
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NHS Tayside | |
Geography | |
Location | Arbroath, Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°33′16″N2°35′50″W / 56.5545°N 2.5973°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1845 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Arbroath Infirmary is a hospital at the top of Rosemount Road in Arbroath serving the town and the greater area of Angus, Scotland. The hospital is managed by NHS Tayside. [1]
The origins of Arbroath Infirmary can be traced back to 1836 when a dispensary run by local medical practitioners was set up by public subscription to meet an urgent need for medical provision and the care of the poor in Arbroath. Following a typhus epidemic in 1842, a small fever ward for in-patients was set up, and the following year subscriptions began to be collected so an infirmary could be established. [2] The result of these efforts led to the official foundation of the hospital 12 January 1845 at premises in Dundee Road, Arbroath, [3] originally for cases of fever and accidents. By 1855, it had 50 beds, [4] and by 1867, that number had grown to 60. [5] After experiencing overcrowding, it was moved in 1916 [6] to a larger building in Rosemount Road. [1]
With the advent of the National Health Service in 1947, Arbroath Infirmary became part of the Eastern Region Hospital Board. [6] A new wing was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 26 September 1961. [7]
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