Falkirk Community Hospital
Falkirk Community Hospital is a community hospital in Falkirk, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Forth Valley.
| Falkirk Community Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Forth Valley | |
 Original building, Falkirk Royal Infirmary | |
  Location within Falkirk | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Falkirk, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.9977°N 3.7917°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Funding | Scottish Government |
| Type | Public hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The hospital has its origins in a cottage hospital completed in 1882.[1] A new hospital designed by William John Smith Gibson was built and opened by Prince George, Duke of Kent as the Falkirk Royal Infirmary in 1932.[1] Emergency medical scheme huts were built on the site during the Second World War.[1] Additions included the Falkirk Ward completed in 1966 and the Windsor Unit completed in the late 1980s.[1] After many of the services were transferred to the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, the Falkirk Royal Infirmary was downgraded to the status of community hospital in 2010.[2] The minor injury unit, which treated emergency cases of a non life-threatening nature, closed in July 2011.[3]
References
- "Falkirk Royal Infirmary". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- "Falkirk Community Hospital". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- "Services". Muckhart Community. Retrieved 24 February 2019.