Ayrshire Central Hospital, also known as Irvine Central Hospital, is an
NHS
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hospital in
Irvine,
North Ayrshire,
Scotland
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. It is managed by
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 2004.
It has a responsibility to provide health and social care to almost 400,000 people with an operating budget of around £700 million (for 2013 ...
.
History
Formation
The hospital is constructed on land which was formerly part of the southern portions of the
Eglinton Castle Estate. The hospital, which was designed by William Reid and commissioned by the now defunct
Ayr County Council, was built from 1936 and was opened in stages from 1941 and became fully operational by 1944.
The hospital was constructed as a series of pavilions.
[ It joined the ]National Health Service
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in 1948.
Flooding incident
On 1 December 2005 the maternity building was flood
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...
ed by a burst water tank. The flooding threatened the special care baby unit and took fire crews from Dreghorn
Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. As archaeological excavations near the village centre have found a signifi ...
, Kilwinning
Kilwinning (, sco, Kilwinnin; gd, Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is on the River Garnock, north of Irvine, about southwest of Glasgow. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Pa ...
and Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
3 hours to control.
Maternity and neonatal units
Until the 1970's uncomplicated births were usually at home or at the nearby Buckredden Maternity Home in Kilwinning
Kilwinning (, sco, Kilwinnin; gd, Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is on the River Garnock, north of Irvine, about southwest of Glasgow. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Pa ...
while births at the hospital were often those that could involve complications. Subsequently most local births took place in the hospital. However Ayrshire paediatric services were centralised at Crosshouse in July 2006 while maternity services moved to the new Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital
University Hospital Crosshouse, known locally as Crosshouse Hospital or simply Crosshouse is a large district general hospital at Crosshouse near Kilmarnock, Scotland. It provides services to the North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire areas and is ma ...
in August 2006.
Services
The hospital provides young disabled services and rehabilitation services, and has a number of assessment beds for the Elderly Mental Health Service.
References
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Hospital buildings completed in 1945
Government buildings completed in 1945
Hospitals in North Ayrshire
NHS Scotland hospitals
1941 establishments in Scotland
Hospitals established in 1941
Irvine, North Ayrshire