Woodend Hospital

Woodend Hospital
NHS Grampian
South Block, Woodend Hospital
Shown in Aberdeen
Geography
Location	Eday 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.

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 out-patient services including clinics, elective orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and care of the elderly services. ^[5]

References

1. "Woodend Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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. "Woodend Hospital". NHS Grampian. Retrieved 6 April 2025.