Campbell Hospital, Portsoy

Campbell Hospital, Portsoy
NHS Grampian
Campbell Hospital
Shown in Aberdeenshire
Geography
LocationPortsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates57°40′57″N 2°42′0″W / 57.68250°N 2.70000°W / 57.68250; -2.70000
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
SpecialityGeriatrics
History
Opened1902
Closed2011
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Campbell Hospital was a National Health Service hospital in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was administered by NHS Grampian.

History

The hospital was initiated following a donation from a Mr Campbell and the gift of land by the Dowager Countess of Seafield.[1] It was designed by William Kelly as an infectious diseases hospital.[1] It was opened as the Campbell Infectious Diseases Hospital in 1904[2] and was extended in 1926 and 1939.[1] It joined the National Health Service as a geriatric hospital in 1948.[2] Following development work at Chalmers Hospital, Banff, Campbell Hospital closed in early 2011.[3][4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c "Campbell Hospital, Portsoy". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Campbell Hospital, Banff". National Archives. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Older People's Services, Maternity Services and Diagnostic and Treatment Services". Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership. Archived from the original (RTF) on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Public consultation over town regeneration plan". North East Press and Journal. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2018.