Arbroath Infirmary
| Arbroath Infirmary | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Arbroath, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°33′16″N 2°35′50″W / 56.5545°N 2.5973°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1845 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Arbroath Infirmary is a hospital serving the town of Arbroath and the greater area of Angus, Scotland. Arbroath has a population of over 36,000 and the greater area served is over 60,000. The hospital is situated at the top of Rosemount Road.[1] It is separated into two wings. The Queen Mother wing hosts the maternity, accident and emergency, minor injuries, and isolation units. The main wing consists of wards 1–36, theatres 1–6, and the intensive care, high dependency, X-ray, mortuary, stroke and heart units.
History
The origins of Arbroath Infirmary can be traced back to 1836 when a dispensary run by local medical practitioners was set up by public subscription to meet an urgent need for medical provision and the care of the poor in Arbroath. Following a typhus epidemic in 1842, a small fever ward for in-patients was set up, and the following year subscriptions began to be collected so an infirmary could be established.[2] The result of these efforts led to the official foundation of the hospital 12 January 1845 at premises in Dundee Road, Arbroath,[3] originally for cases of fever and accidents. By 1855, it had 50 beds,[4] and by 1867, that number had grown to 60.[5] After experiencing overcrowding, it was moved in 1916[6] to a larger building in Rosemount Road[7] With the advent of the National Health Service in 1947, Arbroath Infirmary became part of the Eastern Region Hospital Board.[6] A new wing was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 26 September 1961.[8]
References
- ^ Arbroath Infirmary, nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk; retrieved 7 September 2008
- ^ "Archive Services Online Catalogue Arbroath Infirmary". University of Dundee. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Hay, George; John Adam (2008). Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round O Etchings in Miniature. BiblioBazaar. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-554-64476-9.
- ^ The Medical Directory for Scotland. John Churchill. 1855. p. 94. OCLC 558768324.
- ^ Oppert, Franz (1867). Hospitals, infirmaries and dispensaries. John Churchill and Sons. p. 163. OCLC 7775963.
- ^ a b "Arbroath Infirmary". Unlocking The Medicine Chest. University of Dundee. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Arbroath Infirmary". NHS Tayside. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Queen Mother to Visit Arbroath". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1961. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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