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 | |
| Location | Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°24′00″N 5°28′27″W / 56.400094°N 5.47426°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | Rural General Hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Aberdeen |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 66 |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
editThe 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
editSince 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 accreditation 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
edit- ^ Walker, Frank Arniel (2000). The buildings of Scotland. Argyle and Bute. p. 84. ISBN 9780140710793.
- ^ "Lorn & Islands General Hospital". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Hospitals avoid service cutbacks". BBC News. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "New degree in hearing problems". The Herald. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Lorn & Islands Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Lorn & Islands General Hospital Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) announced inspection". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Lorn and Islands Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Lorne & Islands District General Hospital, Oban". Baby Friendly Initiative. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Bute nurses praised for discharge good practice". The Buteman. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Still no date for NHS dentist at Oban hospital". Oban Times. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "The Oban Hospice, Oban". Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "About us". Oban hospice. Retrieved 21 October 2017.