Lorn and Islands Hospital

Lorn & Islands Hospital is a rural general hospital on the southern outskirts of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.

Lorn & Islands Hospital
NHS Highland
Lorn and Islands Hospital
Shown in Argyll and Bute
Geography
LocationOban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates56.400094°N 5.47426°W / 56.400094; -5.47426
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeRural General Hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Aberdeen
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds66
HelipadYes
History
Opened1995
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

The hospital was designed by Reiach & Hall using a design solution that has been recognised as particularly well-suited to the local environment.[1] It was officially opened in 1995.[2]

When the Scottish Executive looked at reorganising rural health care in 2004 there were local protests: following this there were calls to work more closely with the Belford Hospital in Fort William.[3]

A new audiology unit was opened by Rhona Brankin, deputy health minister, in 2005.[4]

Services

Since this facility opened it has been possible for a number of services to be run from one location, where previously they had been provided from some smaller facilities located across the district.[5] A range of services are provided and the hospital has 66 inpatient beds[6] and a multi-purpose day hospital.[7]

There is also a midwife-led service to provide maternity care. In September 2009 it achieved stage 1 of the baby-friendly accredition programme.[8] A multi-disciplinary team treats patients who are admitted to the hospital following a stroke. The stroke team offers continuity to patients from admission to the point of discharge and even into the community, where appropriate.[9] Although plans to offer a dentistry treatment service from the hospital have been approved, by March 2014 there was still no confirmation about when this would be operational.[10]

Palliative care services are also organised through the hospital[11] after the McKelvie Hospital, a small Victorian era cottage hospital in Oban, had closed 2000.[12]

References
  1. Walker, Frank Arniel (2000). The buildings of Scotland. Argyle and Bute. p. 84.
  2. "Lorn & Islands General Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. "Hospitals avoid service cutbacks". BBC News. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. "New degree in hearing problems". The Herald. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. "Lorn & Islands Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  6. "Lorn & Islands General Hospital Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) announced inspection". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  7. "Lorn and Islands Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. "Lorne & Islands District General Hospital, Oban". Baby Friendly Initiative. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. "Bute nurses praised for discharge good practice". The Buteman. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  10. "Still no date for NHS dentist at Oban hospital". Oban Times. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. "The Oban Hospice, Oban". Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  12. "About us". Oban hospice. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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