Newton Stewart Hospital

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Newton Stewart Hospital
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Geography
Location Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates 54°57′04″N4°29′31″W / 54.9512°N 4.4920°W / 54.9512; -4.4920
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type General
History
Opened1904
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Newton Stewart Hospital is a health facility in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

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History

The facility has its origins in an infectious diseases hospital which opened in 1904. [1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948. [2] An extension was created by demolishing an adjacent smallpox hospital in the 1970s. [1] The trust decided to limit the number of bed spaces to 14 due to staff shortages in 2018. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Newton Stewart Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "Newton Stewart Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "Newton Stewart hospital bed limit remains in place". BBC. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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