St Andrews Community Hospital

St Andrews Community Hospital is a small hospital to the south of the university town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The hospital serves the town of St Andrews and surrounding villages in North East Fife and is managed by NHS Fife.[1]

This article is about a hospital in Scotland. For the hospital in Singapore, see St. Andrew's Community Hospital.
St Andrews Community Hospital
NHS Fife
Shown in Fife
Geography
LocationSt Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Coordinates56.328519°N 2.803681°W / 56.328519; -2.803681
Organisation
Care systemNHS
FundingPublic hospital
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentMinor Injuries Unit only
Beds40
History
OpenedSeptember 2009
Links
Websitehttp://www.nhsfife.org/standrews/
Other linksList of hospitals in Scotland

History

The hospital, which was commissioned to accommodate centrally all services previously hosted at St Andrews Memorial Hospital on Abbey Walk, the St Andrews Health Centre on Pipeland Road, and the NHS Dental Surgery on North Street, was opened in September 2009.[2][3][4]

Services

The 10,800 square metres (116,000 sq ft) complex[5] hosts the town's two General Medical Practices, a pharmacy, and a range of inpatient and outpatient health services.[2] A Minor Injuries Unit handles lesser accidents such as lacerations and fractures; full Accident and Emergency services are available at nearby Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, and Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.[1] There are 40 beds.[2]

Transport

The hospital is well linked to St Andrews Bus Station and the town centre by regular public bus services provided by Stagecoach in Fife and Moffat & Williamson. Service no. 64 goes directly to Stratheden Hospital in Cupar, and service no. 99 goes to Leuchars railway station and to Dundee bus station, from where connections to Ninewells Hospital are available. Service no. 95 connects the hospital to rural communities in the East Neuk of Fife.[6]

References
  1. NHS Fife. "NHS Fife Hospitals". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. NHS Fife. "Glenrothes & North East Fife Community Health Partnership: St Andrews Community Hospital". Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  3. "Photobucket: St Andrews Memorial Hospital closed". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  4. NHS Fife. "NHS Fife Dental Services". Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  5. "St Andrews Community Hospital, Fife". Waterman Group. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "Traveline Scotland". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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