Belhaven Hospital

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Belhaven Hospital
NHS Lothian
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Entrance to Belhaven Hospital
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Shown in East Lothian
Geography
Location East Lothian, Scotland
Coordinates 55°59′44″N2°32′16″W / 55.9955°N 2.5378°W / 55.9955; -2.5378
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Community Hospital
Services
Emergency department No
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Belhaven Hospital is a community hospital in Beveridge Row, Dunbar, East Lothian. The hospital is managed by NHS Lothian. [1]

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History

The hospital was designed by Sydney Mitchell and George Wilson and built as an infectious diseases facility between 1903 and 1904. [2] An emergency operating theatre was added during the Second World War and the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948. [2] In January 2018 the hospital board announced that ward 2 would be closed for clinical use. [3]

Services

The hospital provides continuing care and GP beds for the frail and elderly. [4]

References

  1. "Belhaven Hospital". NHS Lothian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Belhaven Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. "Ward Two to move as major changes are made at Belhaven Hospital". East Lothian Courier. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "East Lothian CHP Services". NHS Lothian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.