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
NHS Highland
Cowal Community Hospital
Shown in Argyll and Bute
Geography
LocationCowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55.959257°N 4.9277880°W / 55.959257; -4.9277880
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds14
History
Opened1885
Links
WebsiteCowal Community Hospital
ListsHospitals 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
  1. "Cowal Community Hospital". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Duchess to Open Dunoon Hospital". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. "A national conversation: Your Scotland, Your Voice" (PDF). BBC. 2009. p. 145. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "Dunoon Hospital". Nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. "Statistics". Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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