Stephen Cottage Hospital
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Stephen Cottage Hospital is an NHS
hospital
in Dufftown
in the Moray
Council Area
of Scotland
(historically in Banffshire
). It is administered by NHS Grampian
.
The Stephen Hospital is situated in upper Speyside and serves the inhabitants of Dufftown and the surrounding area. The hospital consists of two wings - one built in 1890, and the other added in 1984. Stephen Hospital has 20 beds providing medical care, rehabilitation, assessment, palliative/terminal care, and convalescence. The hospital also has a busy minor injuries/casualty department.
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland. Although they are separate bodies the organisational separation between NHS Scotland and the other three healthcare organisations each commonly called the National Health Service in the United Kingdom tends to be hidden from its...
hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Dufftown
Dufftown
Dufftown is a burgh in Banffshire, Scotland.The town was originally named Mortlach in the Middle Ages, until the 19th century when the Earl of Fife built the town as a housing for soldiers returning home from war...
in the Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
Council Area
Council Area
A Council Area is one of the areas defined in Schedule 1 of the Local Government etc. Act 1994 and is under the control of one of the local authorities in Scotland created by that Act.-Legislation :1889...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
(historically in Banffshire
Banffshire
The County of Banff is a registration county for property, and Banffshire is a Lieutenancy area of Scotland.The County of Banff, also known as Banffshire, was a local government county of Scotland with its own county council between 1890 and 1975. The county town was Banff although the largest...
). It is administered by NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 2004 by the amalgamation of Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust and Grampian Health Board. The health board's headquarters are located at Summerfield House in the Mastrick...
.
The Stephen Hospital is situated in upper Speyside and serves the inhabitants of Dufftown and the surrounding area. The hospital consists of two wings - one built in 1890, and the other added in 1984. Stephen Hospital has 20 beds providing medical care, rehabilitation, assessment, palliative/terminal care, and convalescence. The hospital also has a busy minor injuries/casualty department.