Stephen Cottage Hospital

Stephen Cottage Hospital
NHS Grampian
Stephen Cottage Hospital
Stephen Cottage Hospital is located in Moray
Stephen Cottage Hospital
Shown in Moray
Geography
LocationDufftown, Moray, Scotland
Coordinates57°26′44″N 3°7′27″W / 57.44556°N 3.12417°W / 57.44556; -3.12417
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeCottage
Services
Emergency departmentMinor injuries unit
Beds20
History
Opened1890
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Stephen Hospital is a cottage hospital in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

History[edit]

The hospital was endowed by George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, the entrepreneur behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1] The hospital opened in 1890 and was extended by the addition of a second wing in 1984 and a purpose built health centre in 1976.[2]

Services[edit]

The hospital has 20 beds providing medical care, rehabilitation, assessment, palliative/terminal care, and convalescence.[2] It also has a 24-hour minor injuries unit.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morris, Keith (1922). The story of Lord Mount Stephen. William Stevens. p. 37. ISBN 978-0260086839.
  2. ^ a b "Stephen Hospital - Dufftown". NHS Grampian. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Local minor injury units". NHS Grampian - Know who to turn to. Retrieved 19 January 2019.