East Ayrshire Community Hospital

East Ayrshire Community Hospital
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
East Ayrshire Community Hospital
Shown in East Ayrshire
Geography
Location	Ayr Road, Cumnock, Scotland
Coordinates	55°27′03″N4°16′28″W / 55.45087°N 4.27444°W / 55.45087; -4.27444
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Type	Community Hospital
Services
Beds	53
Links
Website	www.nhsaaa.net/hospitals/east-ayrshire-community-hospital/
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland
Other links	List of hospitals in Scotland

East Ayrshire Community Hospital is a community hospital located in Ayr Road, Cumnock, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

History

The hospital was commissioned to replace Ballochmyle Hospital. ^{[1] [2]} It was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 1999. ^[3] It was designed by MacLachlan Monaghan, built by BAM Construction at a cost of £9 million and completed in August 2000. ^{[4] [5]}

Services

Facilities include 24 in-patient beds, an outpatient suite, 13 beds for elderly people and 16 beds for elderly people with mental health issues. ^[6] There is also a community dental practice. ^[7]

References

1. "Provision of Community Hospital: East Ayrshire: Full Business Case" (PDF). NHS Ayrshire and Arran. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. "East Ayrshire Community Hospital". Hansard. 19 March 1997. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
3. "East Ayrshire first to benefit from state of the art NHS Hospitals". Scottish Government. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
4. "East Ayrshire Community Hospital". BAM PPP. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
5. "HBG completes PFI hospital four months early". BAM PPP. 13 August 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
6. "East Ayrshire Community Hospital". NHS Ayshire and Arran. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
7. "Community Dental Practice (East Ayrshire Community Hospital)". Care Opinion. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

External links

• Official website