University Hospital Crosshouse,known locally asCrosshouse,is a largedistrictgeneral hospitalsituated outside the village ofCrosshouse,two miles outsideKilmarnocktown centre inScotland.[1]It provides services to the North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire areas and is managed byNHS Ayrshire and Arran.
| University Hospital Crosshouse | |
|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | |
 Main entrance of University Hospital Crosshouse in 2019 | |
  Shown in East Ayrshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kilmarnock Road,Crosshouse,East Ayrshire,Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°36′51″N4°32′19″W/ 55.61417°N 4.53861°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of the West of Scotland |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 575 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Built to replace the formerKilmarnock Infirmary,it opened to patients in 1984, and today the hospital houses the nationalCochlear Implant Service[2]and provides paediatric inpatient services.[3]
History
editWork on the hospital, which was commissioned to replace theKilmarnock Infirmary,began on the site in August 1972 with completion expected in May 1977.[4]The contractor,Melville Dundas & Whitson,encountered difficulties with the water supply and ventilation systems[5]and the facility was only officially opened byGeorge Younger,Secretary of State for Scotland,as Crosshouse Hospital in June 1984.[6]
A new maternity unit, which replaced a similar facility atAyrshire Central HospitalinIrvinewas opened in the grounds of the hospital in 2006.[7]
In March 2012 it became University Hospital Crosshouse as a result of a partnership with theUniversity of the West of Scotland.[8]
On 4 February 2021 the hospital was placed into a police lockdown due to"serious incidents" at the hospital and around Kilmarnockwith all ambulance and hospital traffic diverted toUniversity Hospital Ayr.A member of staff was dead in the hospital car park, the root cause of the murder being a family rather than hospital matter.[9][10]
Services
editCrosshouse Hospital is the site of the purpose-built Ayrshire Maternity Unit, which provides maternity services for the whole of NHS Ayrshire & Arran. The maternity unit has 51 inpatient beds, with a special care baby unit and neonatal intensive care unit on-site. The unit sees around 4,000 deliveries per annum.[11]
Emergency Department (ED)
editThe Emergency Department, previously known as Accident and Emergency (A&E), unit at University Hospital Crosshouse serves both East Ayrshire andNorth Ayrshire,with main North Ayrshire hospitalAyrshire Central Hospitalnot having its own designated emergency department forIrvineand the surrounding population. The Emergency Department specialises in bone injuries, emergencies, eye injuries, child paediatrics, tele-medecine and carries out x-ray examinations for patients.[12]
Ayrshire Maternity Unit
editAyrshire Maternity Unit was opened within the grounds of University Hospital Crosshouse in 2006, replacing the former maternity facilities atAyrshire Central Hospital.The Ayrshire Maternity Unit is the main facility withinAyrshireand all threeNHS ScotlandAyrshire health boards providing maternity services.[13]
Resuscitation DVD
editIn 2009, NHS Ayrshire and Arran produced a DVD forBliss,the special care baby charity, to help train parents in infant resuscitation.[14]
References
edit- ^"University Hospital Crosshouse".NHS Ayrshire and Arran.Retrieved29 November2023.
- ^"NHS Ayrshire & Arran - University Hospital Crosshouse".nhsaaa.net.
- ^"University Hospital Crosshouse".NHS Ayrshire and Arran.Retrieved29 November2023.
- ^"North Ayrshire District General Hospital".Hansard. 9 December 1980.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Board told to reject faulty £10m hospital".The Glasgow Herald. 29 November 1978.Retrieved20 September2015.
- ^"Happy Birthday NHSpublisher=Dialogue 2.0"(PDF).p. 6.Retrieved22 January2019.
- ^"Stillbirth rate at Ayrshire maternity unit rises".Daily Record. 13 February 2009.Retrieved20 January2019.
- ^Wilson, Caroline (20 February 2012)."Anger as hospitals are given new names 'out of the blue'".Evening Times.Retrieved9 July2014.
- ^"Crosshouse Hospital: Site locked down for three hours after stabbing and other 'serious incidents' in Kilmarnock".Retrieved15 April2022.
- ^"Kilmarnock hospital locked down for three hours after 'serious incidents'".BBC News.Retrieved5 February2020.
- ^"Crosshouse Hospital Mar 13".Healthcare Improvement Scotland.8 March 2013.Retrieved9 July2014.
- ^"University Hospital Crosshouse (Emergency Department) - Accident And Emergency".
- ^"Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Crosshouse Hospital: Health: Scotland's New Buildings: Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland".Urban Realm.
- ^"Bliss Launch New Resuscitation DVD".Back to Life. 20 November 2009.Retrieved20 September2015.
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