Lorn and Islands Hospital

Lorn & Islands Hospital
NHS Highland
Geography
Location Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Hospital type Rural General Hospital
Affiliated university University of Aberdeen
Services
Emergency department Yes
Helipad Yes
Beds 66
History
Founded 1995
Links
Website Official Website
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Lorn & Islands Hospital is a rural general hospital in Oban, Argyll, Scotland. It is run by NHS Highland. The Hospital is located on the southern outskirts of Oban. It is a modern facility, purpose built to act as a hub for the provision of both acute care and community services.

Services

Since this facility opened it has been possible for a number of services to be run from one location, where previously they had been provided from some smaller facilities located across the district.[1] A range of services are provided and the hospital has 66 inpatient beds[2] and a multi-purpose day hospital. As a rural general hospital, the general medical and general surgical services are consultant-led.

There is also a midwife-led service to provide maternity care. In September 2009 it achieved stage 1 of the baby-friendly accredition programme.[3] A multi-disciplinary team treats patients who are admitted to the hospital following a stroke. The stroke team offers continuity to patients from admission to the point of discharge and even into the community, where appropriate.[4] Although plans to offer a dentistry treatment service from the hospital have been approved, by March 2014 there was still no confirmation about when this would be operational.[5]

History

It was purpose built in 1995[6] and the hospital building was recognised as a fitting design for the setting.[7] Calls to work more closely with the Belford Hospital in Fort William came in 2004, after proposals to centralise both emergency and complex surgery teams had resulted in protests locally.[8] An audiology unit was opened in 2005 by Rhona Brankin, deputy health minister.[9] The timing of the opening was chosen to coincide with the announcement that a new audiology degree would be launched in Scotland.

Palliative care services are also organised through the hospital[10] after the McKelvie Hospital, a small Victorian era cottage hospital in Oban, had closed 2000.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Lorn & Islands Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 13 Jan 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lorn & Islands General Hospital Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) announced inspection". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 13 Jan 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lorne & Islands District General Hospital, Oban". Baby Friendly Initiative. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bute nurses praised for discharge good practice". The Buteman. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Still no date for NHS dentist at Oban hospital". Oban Times. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lorn & Islands General Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Walker, Frank Arniel (2000). The buildings of Scotland. Argyle and Bute. p. 84.
  8. ↑ "Hospitals avoid service cutbacks". BBC News. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "New degree in hearing problems". The Herald. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "The Oban Hospice, Oban". Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "About us". Oban hospice. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

Coordinates: 56°24′00″N 5°28′27″W / 56.400094°N 5.47426°W / 56.400094; -5.47426

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