Pitlochry Community Hospital

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Pitlochry Community Hospital
NHS Tayside
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Pitlochry Community Hospital and Atholl Medical Centre
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Shown in Perth and Kinross
Geography
LocationFerry Road, Pitlochry, Scotland
Coordinates 56°42′06″N3°44′14″W / 56.7016°N 3.7371°W / 56.7016; -3.7371
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Community
Services
Emergency department No
History
Opened2008
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Pitlochry Community Hospital is a health facility in Ferry Road, Pitlochry, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Tayside.

History

The facility was intended to replace the aging Irvine Memorial Hospital and was procured under a private finance initiative contract in 2005. [1] It was designed by Campbell and Arnott and incorporates a GP's facility known as the Atholl Medical Centre. [2] The facility was built by Stewart Milne Construction at a cost of £7 million, was opened by Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, in August 2008. [3]

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References

  1. "Pitlochry Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Pitlochry Community Hospital & Atholl Medical Centre". Scottish Places. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Opening Of New Pitlochry Hospital". Build Scotland. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2020.