Cowal Community Hospital
Cowal Community Hospital is a community hospital in Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute in the West of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
| Cowal Community Hospital | |
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| NHS Highland | |
 Cowal Community Hospital | |
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  Shown in Argyll and Bute | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55.959257°N 4.9277880°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 14 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1885 |
| Links | |
| Website | Cowal Community Hospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The hospital has its origins in the Dunoon Cottage Hospital on the corner of Alfred Street and King Street in Dunoon which opened in 1885.[1] This was replaced by a new cottage hospital which was opened by Princess Louise in October 1908.[1] A modern purpose-built facility was opened by the Duchess of Gloucester as the Dunoon and District General Hospital in November 1966.[2] At the time it had 74 beds, mainly configured in four-bed wards.[2] It changed its name to Cowal Community Hospital in c.2008.[3]
Services
The hospital has a GP-led accident and emergency department, a maternity unit, dental surgery suite, an eight bed general ward and there are also numerous consultant led clinics available at the hospital.[4] It provides services for the Cowal peninsula population, numbering some fifteen thousand people.[5]
References
- "Cowal Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Duchess to Open Dunoon Hospital". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "A national conversation: Your Scotland, Your Voice" (PDF). BBC. 2009. p. 145. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- "Dunoon Hospital". Nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- "Statistics". Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 December 2018.