Falkirk Community Hospital

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Falkirk Community Hospital
NHS Forth Valley
Original building Falkirk Royal Infirmary - geograph.org.uk - 1007877.jpg
Original building, Falkirk Royal Infirmary
Falkirk Community Hospital is located in Falkirk
Falkirk Community Hospital
Location within Falkirk
Geography
LocationFalkirk, Scotland
Coordinates55°59′52″N 3°47′30″W / 55.9977°N 3.7917°W / 55.9977; -3.7917Coordinates: 55°59′52″N 3°47′30″W / 55.9977°N 3.7917°W / 55.9977; -3.7917
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
FundingScottish Government
TypePublic hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1882
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Falkirk Community Hospital is a community hospital in Falkirk, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Forth Valley.

History[]

The hospital has its origins in a cottage hospital completed in 1882.[1] A new hospital designed by William John Smith Gibson was built and opened by Prince George, Duke of Kent as the Falkirk Royal Infirmary in 1932.[1] Emergency medical scheme huts were built on the site during the Second World War.[1] Additions included the Falkirk Ward completed in 1966 and the Windsor Unit completed in the late 1980s.[1] After many of the services were transferred to the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, the Falkirk Royal Infirmary was downgraded to the status of community hospital in 2010.[2] The minor injury unit, which treated emergency cases of a non life-threatening nature, closed in July 2011.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Falkirk Royal Infirmary". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Falkirk Community Hospital". Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Services". Muckhart Community. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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