Turriff Cottage Hospital

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Turriff Cottage Hospital
NHS Grampian
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Turriff Cottage Hospital
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Shown in Aberdeenshire
Geography
Location Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates 57°32′15″N2°26′57″W / 57.53750°N 2.44917°W / 57.53750; -2.44917
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Community
Services
Emergency department Minor injuries unit
Beds19
History
Opened1895
Links
Website Turriff Hospital
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Turriff Cottage Hospital is a community hospital in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

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History

The hospital was designed by James Duncan as a joint infectious diseases hospital to serve both the burgh and district. [1] It opened as the Turriff Joint Hospital in 1895. [2] It closed in 1932 but re-opened with a new nurses' home in 1936. [1] The facility had some refurbishment in 1998 [3] and it became the first site in NHS Grampian to become completely smoke-free in January 2014. [4]

Services

The hospital has 19 beds and is attached to the local health centre. It has x-ray facilities [5] and a 24-hour minor injuries unit. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Turriff Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "Turriff Hospital". NHS Grampian. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. Ross, David (23 April 1996). "Robertson attacks 'secret' hospital bids". The Herald . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. "Turriff Hospital site to become smoke-free zone". The Scotsman . 5 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. "Turriff Hospital - Other services". NHS Grampian. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. "Know who to turn to: Local minor injury units". NHS Grampian. Retrieved 27 June 2014.