Galloway Community Hospital
| Galloway Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.nhsdg.scot.nhs.uk/Hospitals/Galloway_Community_Hospital_-_Stranraer Hospital page |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The Galloway Community Hospital is an NHS Scotland hospital in Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland. It is operated by NHS Dumfries and Galloway and opened on a partial basis in September 2006,[1] being fully opened by October 2007.
The hospital replaced the Garrick and Dalrymple hospitals in Stranraer, and is on the site of part of the Dalrymple hospital, adjacent to the Waverly Medical Centre which is the main GP surgery for Stranraer. The hospital primarily serves the communities of Stranraer and the Rhins of Galloway, but also serves the rest of West Galloway.
Services
There are a range of services provided at the hospital:[2]
- Accident and Emergency
- Day Surgery
- Assessment and Rehabilitation
- Palliative care, St John's Unit
- Acute Medicine Services
- Maternity services, Clenoch Birthing Centre
- Renal services
- Investigations and Diagnostic
- Dental
- Day Hospital
- Out of Hours care
- Allied Health professionals
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy;
- Speech and Language;
- Podiatry Services.
- Stranraer Cancer Drop-in Centre
It has stage 1 accreditation as baby friendly.[3]
References
- ↑ "£12.5m community hospital opens". BBC News. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Galloway Community Hospital". NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer". Baby Friendly Initiative. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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Coordinates: 54°53′57″N 5°01′16″W / 54.89916°N 5.02122°W
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