Turner Memorial Hospital

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Turner Memorial Hospital
NHS Grampian
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Turner Memorial Hospital
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Geography
Location Keith, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 57°32′32″N2°57′15″W / 57.54222°N 2.95417°W / 57.54222; -2.95417
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Community
Services
Minor injuries unit
Beds22
History
Founded1880
Links
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Turner Memorial Hospital is a community hospital in Keith, Moray, Scotland. It is administered by NHS Grampian.

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History

The hospital was financed by public subscription on the initiative of a Mr William Longmore. [1] It was officially opened as the "Turner Memorial Hospital" in memory of Dr Robert Turner in 1880. [1] It was expanded with the addition of two new wards in 1893 and further extended in 1926 and 1992. [1]

Services

The hospital has 22 beds providing for acute care, palliative care, rehabilitation and assessment and also a 24-hour minor injury unit. [2] The hospital had links with Keith Community Radio which first broadcast in 1986. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Turner Memorial Hospital, Keith". NHS Grampian. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Minor injury units". Know who to turn to. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ↑ MacDonald, George (16 October 1989). "Keith Radio hoping to take to airwaves". The Herald (Glasgow) . Retrieved 5 July 2014.


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