Woodend Hospital

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Woodend Hospital
NHS Grampian
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South Block, Woodend Hospital
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Shown in Aberdeen
Geography
LocationEday Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 57°08′54″N2°10′24″W / 57.1484°N 2.1732°W / 57.1484; -2.1732
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type Community
Affiliated university University of Aberdeen
Robert Gordon University
Queen Margaret University
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
Links
Website NHS Grampian- Woodend Hospital
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Woodend Hospital is a health facility located in the Woodend area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

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History

The hospital, which was designed by Brown & Watt, opened as the Old Mill Poorhouse and Infirmary in May 1907. [1] It became a military hospital during the First World War. [1] The hospital was taken over by Aberdeen Town Council and reopened as Woodend Municipal Hospital in October 1927. [1] A special block was erected for the treatment of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia and similar cases. [2] A new nurses' home was added in 1936 [1] and the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948. [2] During the 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak, over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital and Woodend Hospital, although no fatalities resulted. [3] [4]

Services

The hospital provides outpatient services, elective orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and care of the elderly services. [5] DOME, the Department of Medicine for the Elderly, which forms a base for University of Aberdeen geriatric medicine students is located at the hospital. [5] Several out-patient clinics are also based at the hospital. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Woodend Hospital - Aberdeen: About Us". NHS Grampian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. Nicolson, Stuart (26 June 2008). "Typhoid left city 'under siege'". BBC Scotland News. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. Smith, D. F. (1 July 2007). "Food panics in history: corned beef, typhoid and "risk society"". Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 61 (7): 566–570. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.046417. PMC   2465752 . PMID   17568045.
  5. 1 2 "Medicine for the Elderly". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. "Woodend Hospital Plan" (PDF). NHS Grampian. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.