Stephen Hospital is a cottage hospital in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.
Stephen Cottage Hospital | |
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NHS Grampian | |
Geography | |
Location | Dufftown, Moray, Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°26′44″N 3°7′27″W / 57.44556°N 3.12417°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | Cottage |
Services | |
Emergency department | Minor injuries unit |
Beds | 20 |
History | |
Opened | 1890 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editThe hospital was endowed by George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, the entrepreneur behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1] The hospital opened in 1890 and was extended by the addition of a second wing in 1984 and a purpose built health centre in 1976.[2]
Services
editThe hospital has 20 beds providing medical care, rehabilitation, assessment, palliative/terminal care, and convalescence.[2] It also has a 24-hour minor injuries unit.[3]
References
edit- ^ Morris, Keith (1922). The story of Lord Mount Stephen. William Stevens. p. 37. ISBN 978-0260086839.
- ^ a b "Stephen Hospital - Dufftown". NHS Grampian. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Local minor injury units". NHS Grampian - Know who to turn to. Retrieved 19 January 2019.