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Islay Hospital

Coordinates: 55°45′21″N 6°16′46″W / 55.7557°N 6.2794°W / 55.7557; -6.2794
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Islay Hospital
NHS Highland
Islay Hospital is located in Argyll and Bute
Islay Hospital
Location within Argyll and Bute
Geography
LocationGortanvogie Road, Bowmore, Scotland
Coordinates55°45′21″N 6°16′46″W / 55.7557°N 6.2794°W / 55.7557; -6.2794
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1865
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Islay Hospital is a community hospital in Gortanvogie Road, Bowmore, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.

History

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The facility has its origins in the poorhouse for the Islay Combination of parishes. The poorhouse was established on the site in 1865.[1][2] It joined the National Health Service as Gortanvogie House in 1948.[1] In the early 1960s, it was decided to replace both Gortanvogie House and the old Gartnatra Hospital with modern facilities in Gortanvogie Road; the new facilities, which were designed by Kenneth Geoffrey Ellis, opened in 1966.[1] Dental services are provided from a portable cabin in the car parking of the hospital.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Islay Hospital". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Islay". Workhouses. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Tooth delay: Year-long waits in the Hebrides after last full-time dentist retires". The Independent. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.