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Belhaven Hospital

Coordinates: 55°59′44″N 2°32′16″W / 55.9955°N 2.5378°W / 55.9955; -2.5378
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Belhaven Hospital
NHS Lothian
Entrance to Belhaven Hospital
Belhaven Hospital is located in East Lothian
Belhaven Hospital
Shown in East Lothian
Geography
LocationEast Lothian, Scotland
Coordinates55°59′44″N 2°32′16″W / 55.9955°N 2.5378°W / 55.9955; -2.5378
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeCommunity Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Links
WebsiteWebsite
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Belhaven Hospital is a community hospital in Beveridge Row, Dunbar, East Lothian. The hospital is managed by NHS Lothian.[1]

History

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The hospital was designed by Sydney Mitchell and George Wilson and built as an infectious diseases facility between 1903 and 1904.[2] An emergency operating theatre was added during the Second World War and the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] In January 2018 the hospital board announced that ward 2 would be closed for clinical use.[3]

Services

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The hospital provides continuing care and GP beds for the frail and elderly.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Belhaven Hospital". NHS Lothian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Belhaven Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ward Two to move as major changes are made at Belhaven Hospital". East Lothian Courier. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ "East Lothian CHP Services". NHS Lothian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.