The Camogli Hospital is a public hospital located in
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the main settlement of the island of Tristan da Cunha, in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Locally, it is referred to as The S ...
on
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena a ...
. The building was replaced by a new build in 2017 to meet
NHS
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
standards.
History
Throughout the 19th Century, the islands had no resident healthcare service. A temporary hospital was constructed in 1942. In 1971, the Camogli hospital was constructed, and was named after the
hometown of Italian settlers Andrea Repetto & Gaetano Lavarello.
On 7 June 2017 a new facility, named the Camogli Medical Centre, was constructed, meeting current NHS standards.
Services
The hospital provides two hospital wards, each containing a bed, with the capability to hold two. The facility also features an
Emergency room,
X-Ray
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,
ambulance service
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, and
dental services.
See also
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History of Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and has a history going back to the beginning of the 16th century. It was settled by men from military garrisons and ships, who married nat ...
References
NHS hospitals
Hospitals established in 1971
Hospital buildings completed in 1971
Tristan da Cunha
Buildings and structures in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
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