| County Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Highland | |
| County Community Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Saltburn Road, Invergordon, Highland, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°41′47″N4°09′06″W / 57.6963°N 4.1518°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1917 |
County Community Hospital is a health facility in Saltburn Road, Invergordon, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
The facility has its origins in a naval hospital which was established on the site in 1917. [1] [2] Casualties were transported to Invergordon by steam drifter and then to the hospital by train during the First World War. [3] It became an infectious diseases hospital in 1920 and, after being renamed the County Hospital, [4] joined the National Health Service in 1948. After the old hospital became decrepit, a new facility was procured under a private finance initiative contract. The new facility, which was built by Robertson Group at a cost of £8.8 million, [5] opened in October 2005. [6]