Turner Memorial Hospital

Hospital in Scotland
57°32′32″N 2°57′15″W / 57.54222°N 2.95417°W / 57.54222; -2.95417OrganisationCare systemPublic NHSTypeCommunityServicesEmergency departmentMinor injuries unitBeds22HistoryOpened1880LinksListsHospitals in Scotland

Turner Memorial Hospital is a community hospital in Keith, Morayshire, Scotland. It is administered by NHS Grampian.

History

The hospital was financed by public subscription on the initiative of a Mr William Longmore.[1] It was officially opened as the "Turner Memorial Hospital" in memory of Dr Robert Turner in 1880.[1] It was expanded with the addition of two new wards in 1893 and further extended in 1926 and 1992.[1]

Services

The hospital has 22 beds providing for acute care, palliative care, rehabilitation and assessment and also a 24-hour minor injury unit.[2] The hospital had links with Keith Community Radio which first broadcast in 1986.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Turner Memorial Hospital, Keith". NHS Grampian. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Minor injury units". Know who to turn to. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ MacDonald, George (16 October 1989). "Keith Radio hoping to take to airwaves". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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