Inverurie Hospital

Inverurie Hospital
NHS Grampian
Inverurie Hospital
Shown in Abderdeenshire
Geography
Location	Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates	57°16′38″N 2°22′41″W
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Type	Community
History
Opened	1897
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

Inverurie Hospital is a small hospital in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

History

The hospital has its origins in an infectious diseases hospital in Cunninghill Road which opened in January 1897.[1][2] It moved to a new 60-bed facility in Upperboat Road, which was designed by R. Leslie Rollo, in December 1940.[1][3] It continued to deal with a wide range of infectious diseases from across Aberdeenshire.[4] Following the eradication of many infectious diseases, single storey wards were re-designated for general medicine in 1958.[4]

Services

The Minor Injury Unit Service in Inverurie is delivered by Inverurie Medical Practice at the Inverurie Health and Social Care Hub, during the hours of 8.30am-6pm Monday to Friday. There is no longer an out of hours Minor Injury Unit Service provided at Inverurie Hospital.[5]

References

1. "Inverurie Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. "Infectious diseases hospital, Inverurie". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. "Inverurie Hospital". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
4. "History of Health in Inverurie". Inverurie medical practice. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
5. "Inverurie Health and Care Hub". NHS Grampian. Retrieved 6 February 2019.