Galloway Community Hospital

Galloway Community Hospital
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Geography
Location	Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Organisation
Care system	NHS Scotland
Hospital type	Community
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Founded	2006
Links
Website	http://www.nhsdg.scot.nhs.uk/Hospitals/Galloway_Community_Hospital_-_Stranraer Hospital page
Lists	Hospitals in Scotland

The Galloway Community Hospital is an NHS Scotland hospital in Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland. It is operated by NHS Dumfries and Galloway and opened on a partial basis in September 2006,^[1] being fully opened by October 2007.

The hospital replaced the Garrick and Dalrymple hospitals in Stranraer, and is on the site of part of the Dalrymple hospital, adjacent to the Waverly Medical Centre which is the main GP surgery for Stranraer. The hospital primarily serves the communities of Stranraer and the Rhins of Galloway, but also serves the rest of West Galloway.

Services

There are a range of services provided at the hospital:^[2]

• Accident and Emergency
• Day Surgery
• Assessment and Rehabilitation
• Palliative care, St John's Unit
• Acute Medicine Services
• Maternity services, Clenoch Birthing Centre
• Renal services
• Investigations and Diagnostic
• Dental
• Day Hospital
• Out of Hours care
• Allied Health professionals
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy;
  • Speech and Language;
  • Podiatry Services.
• Stranraer Cancer Drop-in Centre

It has stage 1 accreditation as baby friendly.^[3]

References

1. "£12.5m community hospital opens". BBC News. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
2. "Galloway Community Hospital". NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
3. "Galloway Community Hospital, Stranraer". Baby Friendly Initiative. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

External links

• Stranraer Cancer Drop In Centre website

Coordinates: 54°53′57″N 5°01′16″W / 54.89916°N 5.02122°W