The Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital or RACH is a

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. It is situated on the Foresterhill site, with the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and provides services to children across the North of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

History

The hospital has its origins in a private house at Castle Hill which opened in 1877. It was evacuated to Kepplestone House during the

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. It moved to a new facility which was designed by William Kelly and opened on the Foresterhill site in 1929. After the hospital had been completely rebuilt to modern standards, it re-opened in January 2004. In 2012 the hospital revised its policy around the age of patients who could be admitted for care, raising the limit from 14 to 16 years of age.

Performance

The hospital's performance against the

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was 99.6% ranking third best in Scotland in August 2015.

References

External links

Archie Fund
{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1929 Children's hospitals in Scotland Teaching hospitals in Scotland NHS Grampian Hospitals in Aberdeen

NHS Scotland hospitals 1929 establishments in Scotland