Woodend Hospital

Woodend Hospital
NHS Grampian
South Block, Woodend Hospital
Shown in Aberdeen
Geography
LocationEday Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates57°08′54″N 2°10′24″W / 57.1484°N 2.1732°W / 57.1484; -2.1732
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity
Affiliated universityUniversity of Aberdeen
Robert Gordon University
Queen Margaret University
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
Links
WebsiteNHS Grampian- Woodend Hospital
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Woodend Hospital is a health facility located in the Woodend area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

History

The hospital, which was designed by Brown & Watt, opened as the Old Mill Poorhouse and Infirmary in May 1907.[1] It became a military hospital during the First World War.[1] The hospital was taken over by Aberdeen Town Council and reopened as Woodend Municipal Hospital in October 1927.[1] A special block was erected for the treatment of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia and similar cases.[2] A new nurses' home was added in 1936[1] and the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] During the 1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak, over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital and Woodend Hospital, although no fatalities resulted.[3][4]

Services

The hospital provides out-patient services including clinics, elective orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and care of the elderly services.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Woodend Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Woodend Hospital - Aberdeen: About Us". NHS Grampian. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ Nicolson, Stuart (26 June 2008). "Typhoid left city 'under siege'". BBC Scotland News. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, D. F. (1 July 2007). "Food panics in history: corned beef, typhoid and "risk society"". Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 61 (7): 566–570. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.046417. PMC 2465752. PMID 17568045.
  5. ^ "Woodend Hospital". NHS Grampian. Retrieved 6 April 2025.