St Brendan's Hospital, Castlebay

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St Brendan's Hospital
NHS Western Isles
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Castlebay (the hospital can be seen on the tip of the promontory in the middle distance on the left of the photograph)
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Shown in the Outer Hebrides
Geography
Location Castlebay, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Coordinates 56°57′8″N7°29′50″W / 56.95222°N 7.49722°W / 56.95222; -7.49722
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Community
Services
Emergency department No
Beds5
Links
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

St Brendan's Hospital is a hospital in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Eileanan Siar. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.

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History

The current facility, which was originally staffed by nuns from the Society of the Sacred Heart as well qualified nurses, [1] was opened in September 1980. [2] In April 2018 NHS Western Isles announced that it intended to replace the current aging facility which it described as "completely unacceptable". [3] [4]

Services

The present facility comprises a 10-bedroom care home and five-bed hospital. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Lewis Hospitals 1800-2000". Tiki-toki. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "St. Brendan's Hospital, Castlebay". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Plans for replacement hospital on Barra progress". BBC. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "New £18.2 million facility to replace hospital and care home on Barra take step forward". Press and Journal. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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