Ayrshire Central Hospital
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| Ayrshire Central Hospital NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, (UK) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | Public NHS |
| Hospital Type | Unknown |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | Unknown |
| History | |
| Founded | Unknown |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Ayrshire Central Hospital, also known as Irvine Central Hospital, is an NHS hospital in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
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[edit] History
The hospital was in existence in 1945,[1] and births are recorded in 2003.[2]
[edit] Flooding incident
On 1 December 2005 the maternity building was flooded by a burst water tank. The flooding threatened the special care baby unit and took fire crews from Dreghorn, Kilwinning and Kilmarnock 3 hours to control.[3]
[edit] Departments
[edit] Maternity and neonatal units
Until 2006 the hospital provided neonatal intensive and special care associated with in-patient maternity services.[4] Births at the hospital were often those that could involve complications;[5] uncomplicated births were usually at home or at the nearby Buckredden Maternity Home in Kilwinning.[5]. People who were born in the area are often interested in the hospital for geneaological reasons.[6]
Ayrshire Paediatric services were centralised at Crosshouse in July 2006.[7]
Maternity services moved to the new Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital in August 2006.[8]
[edit] Famous births
People born in the Irvine Central Hospital include Clyde 1 presenter Suzie McGuire (4 June 1973)[9] As well as future Lawyer and current banker for HSBC, David McLean.
[edit] Trivia
Ayrshire Central Hospital hosts mobile telephony equipment of Vodafone, but the company proposed (sometime between 2005 and 2006) to replace it with newer 3G towers at another location.[10]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Tree 04, page listing various birth years at Irvine Central Hospital
- ^ births L, page proving that babies are still born at Irvine in 2003
- ^ Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Report (February 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ The future of inpatient services for Ayrshire & Arran’ s children. NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ a b RootsWeb: AYRSHIRE-L Re: Irvine Central Hospital
- ^ RootsWeb: AYRSHIRE-L Irvine Central Hospital
- ^ Children's inpatient services are on the move. NHS Ayrshire and Arran (10 July 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse. NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ "I am where I am: Suzie McGuire", The Scotsman, 8 December 2005. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
- ^ NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL, Agenda Item 10.4, Planning Committee letter with information on the Vodafone mobile telephony equipment at Irvine Central Hospital
