Arran War Memorial Hospital

The Arran War Memorial Hospital is a healthcare facility located in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. It has seventeen staffed beds for in-patient medical care, x-ray facilities, and is the base for a community maternity unit.[1] It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Arran War Memorial Hospital
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Arran War Memorial Hospital is located in North Ayrshire
Arran War Memorial Hospital
Shown in North Ayrshire
Geography
LocationLamlash, Isle of Arran, KA27 8LE, Scotland
Coordinates55.543009°N 5.115292°W / 55.543009; -5.115292
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
Services
Beds17
History
Opened1922
Links
Websitewww.nhsaaa.net/hospitals/arran-war-memorial-hospital/
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

In 1919 a committee was formed to establish a cottage hospital.[2] Archibald Cook designed the building the following year.[3] A range of gifts and donations allowed the hospital to be established with two four-bedded wards, two single rooms, a consulting room and an operating theatre.[4] An official opening ceremony was held on 8 July 1922.[4] A maternity ward was added in 1930.[2] During the Second World War the hospital took civilian and military casualties.[2]

In 1948, following the formation of the NHS in Scotland, the hospital was run by the Board of Management for Isle of Arran Hospitals. In 1972, after some campaigning by the community, an eight-bed extension was built.[5][6] In 1974 responsibility passed to North Ayrshire and Arran District of Ayrshire and Arran Health Board.[2] Around 1980 a modern surgical theatre was installed and in 1981 a part-time general surgeon was appointed but within two years his hours were being reduced.[7]

Two new single rooms were added in 2011.[8] In July 2013, the health board commissioned a new biomass boiler, fuelled by woodchips from locally grown timber.[9][10]

The dental facility at the hospital was refurbished and extended in 2013.[11] There were ten births at the hospital in the year ended 31 March 2015.[12]

References
  1. "Inspecting and regulating care NHS hospitals and services Arran War Memorial Hospital". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. "Single Person record details: NA20776: Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital". National Archives of Scotland. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. "Arran Cottage Hospital". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. "Arran War Memorial. Hospital opened at Lamlash". The Glasgow Herald. 10 July 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. "Ayrshire Archives: GB244/AA9: Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital". National Archives of Scotland. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. "Obituary: Tom Alexander". The Herald. 2 December 2000. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  7. "Concern over hospital". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. "Two new single rooms for Arran War Memorial Hospital". The Arran Banner. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  9. Russell, Greg (7 December 2016). "Public sector bodies tipped to have key role in move to renewables". The National. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. Brown, Rita (9 May 2014). "HWEnergy recognised for carbon reductions". www.energyvoice.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. "Design Awards 2013: Arran War Memorial Hospital Dental Unit". gia.org.uk. Glasgow Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  12. "Community Maternity Unit at Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital". www.which.co.uk. Which?. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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