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The Gilbert Bain Hospital is a
The hospital has its origins in a small cottage hospital which was funded by Gilbert Bain, a businessman who had spent his working life in
Gilbert Bain Hospital on the NHS inform website
Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection reports
{{authority control NHS Shetland Hospital buildings completed in 1960 Hospitals in Shetland NHS Scotland hospitals 1960 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1960 Lerwick
rural general hospital
A rural general hospital is a small hospital, similar to a district general hospital, but is specifically trained and staffed to provide healthcare services in remote and rural areas. The concept was pioneered by NHS Scotland.
Access to services
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in the burgh
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of Lerwick
Lerwick (; non, Leirvik; nrn, Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010.
Centred off the north coast of the Scottish mainland ...
, Shetland
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The islands lie about to the n ...
, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Shetland
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.
History
The hospital has its origins in a small cottage hospital which was funded by Gilbert Bain, a businessman who had spent his working life in India
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and Singapore
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. It was built on King Harald Street and completed in 1901. It joined the National Health Service
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 " ...
in 1948.
The foundation stone for a new hospital was laid in April 1959. The new facility, which was designed by William Arthur Baird Laing and built on the site of a former infectious diseases hospital, was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was th ...
in August 1961.
A CT scanner was installed in 2007 and an existing ward was refurbished, creating new accommodation for up to 16 long-stay patients, in 2008.
In February 2014 the board decided to fund additional consultant physician and anaesthetist posts.
In October 2019 the hospital was deemed "not fit for purpose" following an audit by the board, which found that while the hospital was well-maintained it would cost around £10 million to deal with the maintenance backlog, and that this would still not deal with issues such as the size of departmental areas of the limited opportunity for expansion on the current site. In 2021 the Shetland Islands Council
The Shetland Islands Council ( sco, Shetland Islands Cooncil; gd, Comhairle Shealtainn) is the local authority for Shetland, Scotland. It was established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and is the successor to the former Lerwick Tow ...
published proposals to construct a new hospital within five years.
Facilities
The hospital has 56 staffed beds and two operating theatres.Services
The hospital has approximately 140 births per year and it has had full accreditation as baby friendly since January 2003.References
External links
*Gilbert Bain Hospital on the NHS inform website
Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection reports
{{authority control NHS Shetland Hospital buildings completed in 1960 Hospitals in Shetland NHS Scotland hospitals 1960 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1960 Lerwick