Newton Stewart Hospital
| Newton Stewart Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
.jpg) Newton Stewart Hospital | |
  Shown in Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°57′04″N 4°29′31″W / 54.9512°N 4.4920°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Newton Stewart Hospital is a health facility in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
History
The facility has its origins in an infectious diseases hospital which opened in 1904.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] An extension was created by demolishing an adjacent smallpox hospital in the 1970s.[1] The trust decided to limit the number of bed spaces to 14 due to staff shortages in 2018.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Newton Stewart Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Newton Stewart Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Newton Stewart hospital bed limit remains in place". BBC. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
Further reading
- Williams, Morag (1997). History of Newton Stewart Hospital 1897-1997. Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust.