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Gilbert Bain Hospital
In or near Lerwick.
Gilbert Bain Hospital in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Iain Lees — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Gilbert Bain Hospital is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Gilbert Bain Hospital is a rural general hospital in the burgh of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Shetland.
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Background
History
Hospital on King Harald Street]] 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 and Singapore. It was built on King Harald Street and completed in 1901. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. 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…
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- Coordinates
- 60.1510, -1.1563
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE1 0TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1960
Sources
- wikidata: Q5560775 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gilbert Bain Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gilbert Bain Hospital?
- Gilbert Bain Hospital is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE1 0TB).
- What is Gilbert Bain Hospital?
- Gilbert Bain Hospital in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gilbert Bain Hospital?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE1 0TB.
- When was Gilbert Bain Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1960.
- How do I get to Gilbert Bain Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE1 0TB. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.