Arbroath Infirmary

Hospital in Arbroath, Scotland

Arbroath Infirmary

NHS Tayside

Arbroath Infirmary

Shown in Angus

Geography
Location| Arbroath, Scotland
Coordinates| 56°33′16″N 2°35′50″W﻿ / ﻿56.5545°N 2.5973°W﻿ / 56.5545; -2.5973
Organisation
Care system| NHS Scotland
Services
Emergency department| No
History
Opened| 1845
Links
Lists| Hospitals in Scotland

Arbroath Infirmary is a hospital at the top of Rosemount Road in Arbroath serving the town and the greater area of Angus, Scotland. The hospital is managed by NHS Tayside.[1]

## History

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The origins of Arbroath Infirmary can be traced back to 1836 when a dispensary run by local medical practitioners was set up by public subscription to meet an urgent need for medical provision and the care of the poor in Arbroath. Following a typhus epidemic in 1842, a small fever ward for in-patients was set up, and the following year subscriptions began to be collected so an infirmary could be established.[2] The result of these efforts led to the official foundation of the hospital 12 January 1845 at premises in Dundee Road, Arbroath,[3] originally for cases of fever and accidents. By 1855, it had 50 beds,[4] and by 1867, that number had grown to 60.[5] After experiencing overcrowding, it was moved in 1916[6] to a larger building in Rosemount Road.[1]

With the advent of the National Health Service in 1947, Arbroath Infirmary became part of the Eastern Region Hospital Board.[6] A new wing was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 26 September 1961.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Going to hospital: Our premises: Arbroath Infirmary". NHS Tayside. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. ^ "Archive Services Online Catalogue THB 20 Arbroath Infirmary". University of Dundee. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
3. ^ Hay, George; John Adam (2008). Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round O Etchings in Miniature. BiblioBazaar. p. 17\. ISBN 978-0-554-64476-9.
4. ^ The Medical Directory for Scotland. John Churchill. 1855. p. 94\. OCLC 558768324.
5. ^ Oppert, Franz (1867). Hospitals, infirmaries and dispensaries. John Churchill and Sons. p. 163. OCLC 7775963.
6. ^ a b "Arbroath Infirmary". Unlocking The Medicine Chest. University of Dundee. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
7. ^ "Queen Mother to Visit Arbroath". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1961. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

## External links

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* Official site

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NHS Tayside hospitals

Angus|

* Arbroath Infirmary
* Stracathro Hospital
* Whitehills Hospital

Within Dundee|

* Carseview Centre
* Dundee Dental Hospital
* King's Cross Hospital
* Kingsway Care Centre
* Ninewells Hospital
* Royal Victoria Hospital
* Tayside Children's Hospital

Within Perth|

* Murray Royal Hospital
* Perth Royal Infirmary

Outwith Perth|

* Blairgowrie Community Hospital
* Crieff Community Hospital
* Pitlochry Community Hospital
* St Margaret's Hospital

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