The Western Isles Hospital (Scottish Gaelic: Ospadal nan Eilean Siar) is a rural general hospital in Stornoway on Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.
History
The hospital was built at a cost of £32 million and was officially opened by Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay in March 1993.[1] A six-bedded stroke rehabilitation unit opened in 2007.[2] In late 2014 the health board announced a Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanner service would be based at the hospital.[3]
Services
The hospital has 116 beds across a range of specialities, including general medicine, geriatrics, paediatrics, general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology and psychiatry.[4] Within the hospital there is a learning centre and purpose-built facilities for clinical skills training.[5]
References
- ^ "Providing care for two decades in Western Isles Hospital - Winter 2012" (PDF). Slainte. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Western Isles Hospital opens new Stroke Unit". Stornoway Gazette. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Western Isles Hospital unveils new service". Stornoway Gazette. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Twenty years of Western Isles Hospital". Stornoway Gazette. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Western Isles Campus". University of Stirling. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
