The Midlothian Community Hospital is a Community Hospital

Community hospital

A Community hospital can be purely a nominal designation or have a more specific meaning. Specific mention of Community hospitals is encountered in the following countries:-- Thailand :...

 in Dalkeith

Dalkeith

Dalkeith is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the River North Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is operated by NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian

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  It is situated in Eskbank Road .

Overview

The Midlothian Community Hospital opened its doors on Monday September the 13th 2010. It has inpatient facilities alongside outpatient Clinics.

It has 88 beds spread across 4 wards for both care of the elderly and for elderly people with mental health issues.

The community hospital has outpatient facilities including X-ray facilities, Physiotherapy and occupational therapy, child services and a day hospital for elderly people with mental health problems. It also contains and out of hour General practitioner

General practitioner

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service.