University Hospital Ayr is a general hospital on the outskirts of

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

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. It covers a catchment area of approximately 100,000 people in

South Ayrshire South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...

and 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

The hospital, which replaced the

Ayr County Hospital Ayr County Hospital was a health facility in Holmston Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. History The facility had its origins in an establishment known as the Ayr, Newton and Wallacetown Dispensary which opened in 1817 and was replaced by a ...

Heathfield Hospital Heathfield Hospital was a health facility in Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. History The facility, which was designed by John Eaglesham (1855-1922), opened as the Burgh Fever Hospital in June 1905. It joined the National Healt ...

and

Seafield Children's Hospital The Seafield Children's Hospital was a health facility in Doonfoot Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building. History Seafield House, which was originally commissioned by Sir William Arrol for use as his home, wa ...

, was built on part of the site of

Ailsa Hospital Ailsa Hospital is a mental health facility located in the southeastern outskirts of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. History In 1864, the Dundee-based architectural practice Edward and Robertson won the c ...

and opened as the Ayr Hospital by then-Prime Minister

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in 1991. In March 2012 it became University Hospital Ayr as a result of the partnership with the

University of the West of Scotland The University of the West of Scotland ( gd, Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar), formerly the University of Paisley, is a public university with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Blantyre, South Lanar ...

. The

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had been due to close with services being transferred to

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 Kilmarnock. However, the incoming SNP

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cancelled the planned closure in June 2007.

Services

The hospital has 333 beds and provides a number of services including

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and

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References

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* {{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1991 NHS Ayrshire and Arran Hospitals in South Ayrshire NHS Scotland hospitals 1991 establishments in Scotland Hospitals established in 1991 Buildings and structures in Ayr