St Brendan's Hospital, Castlebay
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{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox hospital
| Name = St Brendan's Hospital
| Org/Group = NHS Western Isles
| Image = Castlebay from the Church - geograph.org.uk - 1377280.jpg
| Caption = Castlebay (the hospital can be seen on the tip of the promontory in the middle distance on the left of the photograph)
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| Location = Castlebay, Barra, Outer Hebrides
| Region =
| State = Scotland
| Country =
| healthcare = NHS Scotland
| Type = Community
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| Standards =
| Emergency = No
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| Beds = 5
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| Closed =
| website = {{Official website}}
| Wiki-Links =
| map_type =Scotland Outer Hebrides
| map_caption = Shown in the Outer Hebrides
| coordinates={{coord|56|57|8|N|7|29|50|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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St Brendan's Hospital is a hospital in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Eileanan Siar. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.
History
The current facility, which was originally staffed by nuns from the Society of the Sacred Heart as well qualified nurses,{{cite web|url=https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/952703/History-of-the-Lewis-Hospitals-1800-2000/|title=History of the Lewis Hospitals 1800-2000|publisher=Tiki-toki|accessdate=19 January 2019}} was opened in September 1980.{{cite web|url=https://historic-hospitals.com/gazetteer/western-isles/|title= St. Brendan's Hospital, Castlebay|publisher=Historic Hospitals|accessdate=19 January 2019}} In April 2018 NHS Western Isles announced that it intended to replace the current aging facility which it described as "completely unacceptable".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43878150|title=Plans for replacement hospital on Barra progress|publisher=BBC|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=19 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/western-isles/1331535/new-18-2-million-facility-replace-hospital-care-home-barra-take-step-forward/|title=New £18.2 million facility to replace hospital and care home on Barra take step forward|date=28 September 2017|publisher=Press and Journal|accessdate=19 January 2019}}
Services
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/inspecting_and_regulating_care/nhs_hospitals_and_services/nhs_western_isles/st_brendans_hospital.aspx Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspection reports]
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Category:NHS Scotland hospitals
Category:Hospitals in the Outer Hebrides
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