Woodend Hospital is a health facility located in the Woodend area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.
| Woodend Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Grampian | |
 South Block, Woodend Hospital | |
  Shown in Aberdeen | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Eday Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 57°08′54″N 2°10′24″W / 57.1484°N 2.1732°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon University Queen Margaret University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Links | |
| Website | NHS Grampian- Woodend Hospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editThe hospital, which was designed by Brown & Watt, opened as the Old Mill Poorhouse and Infirmary in May 1907.[1] It became a military hospital during the First World War.[1] The hospital was taken over by Aberdeen Town Council and reopened as Woodend Municipal Hospital in October 1927.[1] A special block was erected for the treatment of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia and similar cases.[2] A new nurses' home was added in 1936[1] and the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] During the 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak, over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital and Woodend Hospital, although no fatalities resulted.[3][4]
Services
editThe hospital provides outpatient services, elective orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and care of the elderly services.[5] DOME, the Department of Medicine for the Elderly, which forms a base for University of Aberdeen geriatric medicine students is located at the hospital.[5] Several out-patient clinics are also based at the hospital.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Woodend Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Woodend Hospital - Aberdeen: About Us". NHS Grampian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Nicolson, Stuart (26 June 2008). "Typhoid left city 'under siege'". BBC Scotland News. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ Smith, D. F. (1 July 2007). "Food panics in history: corned beef, typhoid and "risk society"". Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 61 (7): 566–570. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.046417. PMC 2465752. PMID 17568045.
- ^ a b "Medicine for the Elderly". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Woodend Hospital Plan" (PDF). NHS Grampian. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.