Peterhead Community Hospital

Peterhead Community Hospital
NHS Grampian
Geography
Location Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Community
Services
Emergency department Minor injuries unit
History
Founded 1939
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Peterhead Community Hospital is located in Peterhead, a coastal town approximately 32 miles north of Aberdeen, Scotland.

The original hospital was built in 1939 and an extensive redevelopment took place and the new facilities were officially opened in 1994.[1]

The services provided include a small midwife led maternity unit. In August 2005 Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership issued a consultation document on Older People’s Services, Maternity Services and Diagnostic and Treatment Services which includes several proposals for reorganisation of services in these areas.[2]

The hospital has a minor injuries unit[3] with a telemedicine link that enables staff and patients to access specialist advice from colleagues in the Emergency Department in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, when this is required.

Work to the main hospital entrance was completed in March 2014.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Peterhead Community Hospital". NHS Grampian. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Older People's Services, Maternity Services and Diagnostic and Treatment Services". Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership. Retrieved 2006-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Know who to turn to: Local minor injury units". NHS Grampian. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "New doors on the way at Peterhead Hospital". Buchan Observer. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

Coordinates: 57°30′10″N 1°47′33″W / 57.50278°N 1.79250°W / 57.50278; -1.79250

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