Leanchoil Hospital
| Leanchoil Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Grampian | |
 Entrance to the Leanchoil Hospital | |
  Shown in Moray | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Forres, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 57°36′15″N 3°35′26″W / 57.60417°N 3.59056°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | community hospital |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Leanchoil Hospital was a community hospital in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Grampian.
History[edit]
The hospital was financed by Lord Strathcona to serve the population of his native Forres and the surrounding area.[1] It was designed by John Rhind[2] and was named after the farm on which Strathcona had grown up with his mother.[3] It was opened to patients in April 1892.[2] On his death in 1914, Strathcona left a further bequest of £10,000 to the hospital.[4] A maternity wing was added in 1940[2] and it joined the National Health Service in 1948.[5]
The hospital closed temporarily in January 2011 following an electrical fault[6] but reopened in December 2011 once extensive renovations had been completed.[7] There were only 9 inpatient beds available after it reopened.[7]
NHS Grampian announced in November 2018 that, as they had no means to invest, the hospital, which had already been temporarily closed two months earlier,[8] would close permanently.[9]
Services[edit]
The hospital had 9 beds providing medical care, rehabilitation, assessment, palliative/terminal care, convalescence and respite care. The beds were in 4-bedded rooms which are divided into male and female wards, and there was one single palliative care suite.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leanchoil Hospital". NHS Grampian. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Leanchoil Hospital, Forres". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ McDonald, Donna (2002). Lord Strathcona: A Biography of Donald Alexander Smith. Dundern. p. 53. ISBN 978-1550023978.
- ^ "Lord Strathcona's will". Evening Post. 16 July 1914. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Leanchoil Hospital, Forres". National archives. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ McLaren, Tanya (21 June 2011). "Leanchoil Hospital answers demanded". Forres Gazette. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b Crowther, Stuart (8 December 2011). "Delight as Forres hospital reopens its doors for inpatients". STV News. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Temporary closure of Leanchoil Hospital". Inside Moray. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Leanchoil closed for good". Forres Gazette. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
