Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh
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The Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh
, Scotland, is a purpose-built 247 bed hospital situated in the north-west of Edinburgh on Craigleith Road near the Western General Hospital
. It is the main geriatric assessment and rehabilitation hospital for the north of Edinburgh and comprises a Medical Assessment/Rehabilitation Unit with 200 beds, and a Psychiatry
of Old Age Unit with 47 beds. These are spread over nine wards.
Within the Medical Unit there is an Acute Assessment Ward, a two-ward Trauma Unit that specialises in falls and orthopaedic rehabilitation, a Parkinson’s Disease Unit, a rehabilitation ward with an interest in delirium
, and a Stroke
Rehabilitation Unit.
There is a Medical and Psychiatric (Orchard) Day Hospital on site and a busy medicine of the elderly out-patient department. There is a further medical day hospital at Leith Community Treatment Centre (CTC). Outpatient clinics take place at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Leith CTC.
Work began on the new Building in June 2010 on the site of the old Paderewski building at the western which was the site of the Polish School of Medicine in 1941 until 1949 which was demolished in May 2010.
Once completed it will also hold dermatology and rheumatology outpatient clinics which are currently held at other lothian hospitals.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland, is a purpose-built 247 bed hospital situated in the north-west of Edinburgh on Craigleith Road near the Western General Hospital
Western General Hospital
The Western General Hospital , at Crewe Road, Edinburgh, Scotland is part of NHS Lothian, a Heath Board which provides a comprehensive range of adult and paediatric care to the people of Edinburgh, the Lothians and beyond.It is one of the main teaching hospitals affiliated to the University of...
. It is the main geriatric assessment and rehabilitation hospital for the north of Edinburgh and comprises a Medical Assessment/Rehabilitation Unit with 200 beds, and a Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
of Old Age Unit with 47 beds. These are spread over nine wards.
Within the Medical Unit there is an Acute Assessment Ward, a two-ward Trauma Unit that specialises in falls and orthopaedic rehabilitation, a Parkinson’s Disease Unit, a rehabilitation ward with an interest in delirium
Delirium
Delirium or acute confusional state is a common and severe neuropsychiatric syndrome with core features of acute onset and fluctuating course, attentional deficits and generalized severe disorganization of behavior...
, and a Stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
Rehabilitation Unit.
There is a Medical and Psychiatric (Orchard) Day Hospital on site and a busy medicine of the elderly out-patient department. There is a further medical day hospital at Leith Community Treatment Centre (CTC). Outpatient clinics take place at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Leith CTC.
New Royal Victoria
The Royal Victoria Hospital is due to be reprovided on the Western General Hospital site in May 2012. It will be a new build with 100% single room accommodation.Work began on the new Building in June 2010 on the site of the old Paderewski building at the western which was the site of the Polish School of Medicine in 1941 until 1949 which was demolished in May 2010.
Once completed it will also hold dermatology and rheumatology outpatient clinics which are currently held at other lothian hospitals.