Woodend Hospital
Encyclopedia
Woodend Hospital is a hospital in the Woodend/Summerhill
area of Aberdeen
, Scotland. Previously a general hospital
, it now provides elective
orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation
and care of the elderly
in conjunction with the other hospitals in NHS Grampian
.
DOME, the university
Department of Medicine for the Elderly is based here.
Summerhill, Aberdeen
Summerhill is an area of the city of Aberdeen, in the north-east of Scotland, United Kingdom....
area of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland. Previously a general hospital
General hospital
A general hospital is a type of medical facility which is set up to deal with many kinds of disease and injury.General hospital may also refer to:*General Hospital, an American soap opera broadcast since 1963...
, it now provides elective
Elective surgery
Elective surgery is surgery that is scheduled in advance because it does not involve a medical emergency...
orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
and care of the elderly
Geriatrics
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
in conjunction with the other hospitals in 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...
.
DOME, the university
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
Department of Medicine for the Elderly is based here.